Nuremberg type compound microscope, circa 1800

Nuremberg type compound microscope, circa 1800

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Nuremberg type compound microscope, circa 1800
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Nuremberg type compound microscope, circa 1800

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A28187
Materials:
stand, walnut, nose, walnut, tube collars, walnut, dust cap, walnut, lenses, glass, draw tubes, pasteboard and split rings, iron
Measurements:
eye lens: diameter 17 mm
field lens: diameter 26 mm
objective: diameter 9 mm
body tube, including caps: length 168 mm
stand: height 150 mm
base: diameter 115 mm
overall: height 325 mm
type:
nuremburg microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)