Microscope Case
- Made:
- 1855-1865 in Manchester
- maker:
- John Benjamin Dancer
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Microscope Case
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Microscope Case
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Microscope Case
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Case for monocular compound microscope made by J. B. Dancer.
John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887) was one of Manchester's most important scientific instrument makers. Dancer became well known for the quality of his microscopes and particularly for selling good-quality instruments at a relatively low price. He supplied apparatus, including a travelling microscope and thermometers, to James Prescott Joule from about 1844 for his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat. Joule described Dancer's thermometers as "the first which were made in England with any pretensions to accuracy".
Details
- Category:
- Scientific Instruments & Research
- Object Number:
- Y1997.6.7.2
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 430 mm x 240 mm x 210 mm,
- type:
- case - container
- credit:
- Gift of Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society
