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Base for Nuremberg Solar Microscope

Inventory Number 55991


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay in 1944.
Primary inscriptions
343 on panel
Dimensions
Height: 95mm Width: 167mm Depth: 255mm Weight: 309g
Inventory No
55991
Accession Number
1944-1/part

Description

Blackened, polished wooden base which consists of a panel which the microscope screws into. There is a frame for the mirror which is attached by a metal hinge to a cog wheel. The cog wheel can be rotated by a knob on the other side of the panel, adjusting the position of the mirror. The second knob winds a thread that controls the inclination of the mirror.