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Compass microscopes are hand-held microscopes. They were considered easy to use although accurately focussing on objects was difficult. They are known as compass microscopes as the lens holder and the object holder are both pivoted and the distance between the two can be adjusted. The fish skin-covered wooden box contains additional lenses and mounts. maker: Unknown maker Place made: England, United Kingdom Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057302 Compass microscope, England, 1731-1770 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057302 Compass microscope, England, 1731-1770 |
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Image title | L0057302 Compass microscope, England, 1731-1770
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Compass microscopes are hand-held microscopes. They were considered easy to use although accurately focussing on objects was difficult. They are known as compass microscopes as the lens holder and the object holder are both pivoted and the distance between the two can be adjusted. The fish skin-covered wooden box contains additional lenses and mounts. maker: Unknown maker Place made: England, United Kingdom made: 1731-1770 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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