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John Mudge
1793Mar, 26

John Mudge

John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721)
John Mudge (1721 – 26 March 1793) was a British physician and amateur creator of telescope mirrors. He won the Copley Medal in 1777 for a paper on reflecting telescopes.

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