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Wood-Framed Mechanical Lantern Slide: No. 1 Solar System, c.1880

Inventory Number 27700


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.27700

Item type
Object
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 107mm Width: 290mm Depth: 14mm Weight: 240g
Inventory No
27700

Description

A wood-framed cog-wheel turning lantern slide depicting the solar system. A label reads "No 1 The Solar System, shewing the Revolution of all the Planets with their Satellites around the Sun. The handle is held in place with 4 metal screws. A screw in hook in one of the edges of the frame. Another label is numbered "20. On another edge of the frame is inscribed the number "3" and "Solar System".