Spherical glass lens for sunshine recorder, 1857

Made:
1857 in Manchester
maker:
John Francis Campbell
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Spherical lens
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Spherical lens
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Spherical lens, the first made for use in a John Francis Campbell type sunshine recorder, unsigned, 1857

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1908-88
Materials:
paper (fibre product), complete and glass
Measurements:
overall: 105 mm x 105 mm 9.2 cm, 1.765kg
type:
instrument component and burning-glass sunshine recorder
credit:
Meteorological Office