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
works
- Dioptrica Nova: A Treatise of Dioptrics: in Two Parts: Wherein the Various Effects and Appearances of Spherick Glasses Both Convex and Concave, Single and Combined, in Telescopes and Microscopes, Together with their Usefulness in Many Concerns of Humane Life, Are Explained (London: Printed for Benj Tooke, 1692) [binding unknown/]
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