Solar microscope by Mann & Ayscough

Made:: 1743 in London

Solar microscope by Mann & Ayscough, London, 1743, with Scroll foot microscopes, Wilson screw-barrel microscope and compass simple microscope, both unsigned, all contained in mahogany box

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Category:: Microscopes

Object Number:: 1928-810

type:: microscope

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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Mann & Ayscough solar microscope

Solar microscope, one of two examples, by Mann & Ayscough, Ludgate Street, London, England, 1743.

Measurements:: overall: 185 mm x 185 mm x 355 mm, , 1.365kg

Materials:: metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) , leather , glass and iron

Object Number:: 1928-810 Pt1

type:: solar microscope

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Scroll foot microscopes, Wilson screw-barrel microscope and compass simple microscope on mahogany case, unsigned, English, 18th century. Accessories consist of: 6 object glasses, 3 lieberkuhns, spare handle, 9 ivory/bone slides, brass slide, glass test tube, probe, loose lens, tweezers, and paper list of contents.