Ignazio Porro

Ignazio Porro

Ignazio Porro (November 25 1801 - October 8 1875) was an Italian inventor of optical instruments.

Porro's name is most closely associated with the prism system which he invented around 1850 and which is used in the construction of Porro prism binoculars.

External links

* [http://microscopy.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/porro.html Biography of Ignazio Porro] at the FSU Molecular Expressions website
* [http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a100537ab9/Contents-Frame/209b97efa7974715c12569cf00486f72 Information about Porro at the Carl Zeiss website]


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