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plano-convex lens on brass stand

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plano-convex lens on brass stand

Date: circa 1880
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1233
Classification: Lens
Subject:
optics,
Maker: Théodore and Albert Duboscq (circa 1880 - 1890)
Cultural Region:
France,
Place of Origin:
Paris,
Dimensions:
45 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm (17 11/16 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Material:
glass, brass,
Description:
Plano-convex doublet lens mounted in a swiveling brass frame, which is blackened. Brass pillar stands on three feet. The base is stamped in black ink: "9 180."
In Collection(s)
  • Exhibit 2008--More than Meets the Eye
Signedunsigned
FunctionFor optics demonstration and experimentation.
Related WorksPaolo Brenni, Gli Strumenti di Fisica dell'Istituto Tecnico Toscano: Ottica (Giunti, 1993), 86-87.

Paolo Brenni, "Soleil, Duboscq, and Their Successors," Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, No. 51, December 1996, pp. 7-16.

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