Domenico Selva
Italian scientific instrument maker
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| Intro | Italian scientific instrument maker | ||
| Places | Italy | ||
| is | Musical instrument maker | ||
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| Birth | Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy | ||
| Death | 25 March 1758 | ||
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Domenico Selva (?–1758) was an Italian scientific instrument maker.
Domenico Selva was from the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy. He had an optical workshop in Venice near Piazza San Marco and used his skills to develop lenses, telescopes, and microscopes. His works were documented in a book by his son Lorenzo Selva, who was inspired by his father to become an optician himself.