Chester Moore Hall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chester Moore Hall

British lawyer and inventor

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1703

Place of Birth: Essex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1771

Profession: lawyer, inventor

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Chester Moore Hall (9 December 1703, Leigh, Essex, England – 17 March 1771, Sutton, Surrey) was a British lawyer and inventor who produced the first achromatic lenses in 1729 or 1733 (accounts differ). He used the achromatic lens to build the first achromatic telescope, a refracting telescope free from chromatic aberration (colour distortion).He lived at New Hall, Sutton, Surrey. His name was also spelled Chester Moor Hall and Chester More Hall.The design had two elements, a crown and flint glass, that brought two wavelengths of light to a focus.Chester is noted as having made the first twin color corrected lens in 1730.