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Sir Howard Grubb
Sir Howard Grubb
Born(1844-07-28)28 July 1844
Died16 September 1931(1931-09-16) (aged 87)
NationalityIrish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Significant designOptical telescopes, Periscope Reflector sight

Sir Howard Grubb FRS FRAS (28 July 1844 – 16 September 1931) was an optical designer from Dublin, Ireland. He was head of a family firm that made large optical telescopes, telescope drive controls, and other optical instruments. He is also noted for his work to perfect the periscope and inventing the reflector sight.[1]

  1. ^ Glass, I.S. (1997). Victorian Telescope Makers: The Lives and Letters of Thomas and Howard Grubb. Institute of Physics Publishing (Taylor and Francis). ISBN 0-7503-0454-5.

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