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Compound Microscope
Binocular compound microscope by J.B. Dancer.
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Microscopes like this revealed an unseen world. Scientists could see inside cells, explore materials and discover more about germs.
Dancer worked from 43-47 Cross Street, Manchester in 1850s and 1860s. He temporarily moved to 48 John Dalton Street after a fire in 1852.
- Measurements:
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overall: 555 mm x 195 mm x 240 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- Y1970.1.1/1
- type:
- compound microscope
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
