- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- ? Ross
- Provenance
- Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society. Received by exhange from Thomas Ross, 10 June 1863. The two immersion fronts presented by him October 1869.
- Primary inscriptions
- "ROSS, LONDON". Body-tube signed "WENHAM'S BINOCULAR by Ross, London". Tubes engraved "Microscopical Society of London. Presented by Mr Thos Ross, June, 10th 1863".
- Dimensions
- Height: 530mm Width: 218mm Depth: 210mm
- Inventory No
- 51364
- Accession Number
- 1970-101
Description
Compound Binocular Microscope with Accessories. The Y-shaped foot has strutted side plates that form trunnions that hold the heavy limb. Focusing is by rackwork to a rectangular bar that holds the arm carrying the body tube. This instrument includes the recently invented Wenham binocular body-tube, inscribed with 'microscopical society of London. Accessories include: four eyepieces, five objectives in cans, two sizes of tweezer, a Wollaston-type camera lucida and a substage Nicol prism analyser with three swivelling selenite discs.
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