Nuremburg microscope of Culpeper type

Nuremburg microscope of Culpeper type Nuremburg microscope of Culpeper type

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Nuremburg microscope of Culpeper type
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Nuremburg microscope of Culpeper type, with three short legs instead of tripod, German, 1781-1820

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56311
Materials:
lenses, glass, stand & tube collars, walnut, nose & eye cap, walnut, eye cup, walnut, draw tubes, pasteboard and draw tubes, pine
Measurements:
eye lens: diameter 18 mm
field lens: diameter 25 mm
body tube: length 176 mm
overall: height 200 mm
stand: diameter 79 mm
type:
nuremburg microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)