Demainbray's convex mirror

Made:
1752
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Convex mirror on stand
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Convex mirror on stand
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Convex mirror on stand
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Convex mirror on stand
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Convex mirror on stand
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

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Convex mirror on stand, maker unknown, 1752. Once belonged to Stephen Demainbray.

This convex mirror once belonged to Stephen Demainbray and was used by him in his lectures on natural philosophy. He described it as a 'beuatiful large specula' and used it with the concave mirro to explain reflection on curved surfaces.Demainbray worked as superintendent at the King's observatory at Kew from 1768 and his collection of instruments and apparatus was absorbed into the King's own collection.

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1929-120
Materials:
mirror: speculum, tin/mercury amalgam, stand: mahogany, mount: beech, oak and hinge: iron
type:
convex mirror
credit:
King's College, London