Circular Glass Mirror, Silver and Platinised, by Leon Foucault, 1857-1868

Experimental, circular glass mirror, silver and platinised

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Experimental, circular glass mirror, silver and platinised
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Experimental, circular glass mirror, silver and platinised, by Leon Foucault, Paris, France, 1857-1868, which he presented to John Herschel, Slough, England.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1943-55/1
Materials:
glass, silver and platinum
Measurements:
overall: 13 mm x x , 102 mm, .165kg
type:
components, concave mirrors, glass mirrors and astronomical instruments
credit:
Revd Sir John Charles William Herschel