Demainbray's convex mirror
- Made:
- 1752
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