Whirling speculum mirror with components

Whirling speculum mirror with components Whirling speculum mirror with components Whirling speculum mirror with components Whirling speculum mirror with components Whirling speculum mirror with components

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Whirling speculum mirror, used as an artificial horizon, with mahogany case that has a removable sloping glass topped lid, whirler and tin box for storing the whirling speculum mirror, by George Adams, London, England, 1762

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-1123
Materials:
speculum, brass, mahogany, glass, boxwood and cotton
type:
scientific apparatus
credit:
King's College, London

Parts

Mahogany case, for whirling speculum mirror, used for an artificial horizon

Mahogany case with removable sloping glass topped lid, for whirling speculum, by George Adams, London, England, 1762

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 145 mm x 145 mm, 0.38 kg
Materials:
glass , mahogany (wood) , metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1927-1123 Pt2
type:
case - container
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Whirler, for whirling speculum mirror

Whirler, for whirling speculum mirror, by George Adams, London, England, 1762

Measurements:
overall: 45 mm x 138 mm x 42 mm,
Object Number:
1927-1123 Pt3
type:
scientific apparatus
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tin box

Tin box

Tin box, for whirling speculum mirror, by George Adams, London, England, 1762

Object Number:
1927-1123 Pt4
type:
container
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum