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Description: | Optical cabinet or compendium in wooden mahogany case by Benjamin Martin, London, England, c. 1770. Contains 3-draw tube telescope with green shagreen case, drum microscope (fitted with spare mirror) and scioptic ball with microscope attachment. Accessories include 3 object glasses, 1 lieberkuhn, 3 glass test tubes, 1 glass tube, 3 ivory slides and 1 ivory box, containing 2 glass discs. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | scioptic ball telescope - refracting | Temporal: | 1765-1775 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Martin, Benjamin, 1704-1782 | Identifier: | 1911-295 | Go to resource |
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