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Replica of an Italian Microscope of 1668, by John Mayall, English, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 51064


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.51064

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay Replica Campani of 1668; original identified by Mayall
Physical material
Wood
metal
Pasteboard
Object type
Microscope
Dimensions
Height: 290mm Width: 101mm Depth: 90mm Weight: 180g
Inventory No
51064
Accession Number
1944-1/89

Description

Replica of a microscope by Eustachio Divini. It consists of three pasteboard tubes that push into each other. The lowest innermost tube is held by a metal collar on three legs attached to a triangular wooden base. The objective, in a metal setting fits in the end of this tube.