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LicenseSolar microscope, with projection apparatus for opaque objects
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Solar microscope, with projection apparatus for opaque objects, in case, by Adams, London, late 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A166595
- Materials:
- rack barrel, brass, opaque box, brass, cylinder, brass, screen, brass, mirror-carrying, brass, lenses, glass, box, mahogany, plate, box, wool, green, lining supports and box, baize, gren, cuckoo, lining lid
- Measurements:
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rack barrel: length 96 mm
rack barrel: diameter 40 mm
cylinder: length 146 mm
minimum, cylinder: diameter 51 mm
maximum, cylinder: diameter 82 mm
screen: length 150 mm
screen: width 150 mm
mirror: length 260 mm
mirror: width 94 mm
box: length 372 mm
box: width 215 mm
box: height 125 mm
- type:
- solar microscopes
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
