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Molyneux, William

Entry updated 12 August 2018. Tagged: Author.

(1656-1698) Irish politician, scientist, soldier, philosopher, author of several speculative works; as a text that evokes Proto SF topoi, Dioptrica Nova: A Treatise of Dioptrics: in Two Parts [for full title see Checklist] (1692) is of sf interest for its inclusion of a kind of Fantastic Voyage to the Moon and other planets, though it is made solely at remote control, via telescope. [JC]

William Molyneux

born Dublin, Ireland: 17 April 1656

died Dublin, Ireland: 11 October 1698

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