000-100-104-263-C
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Microscope
This brass simple and compound microscope (pictured here with its fitted leather-covered case) was made between 1800 and 1850, probably in England. It is unsigned.
The microscope has one lens objective and a stage condenser, which magnifies available light on to the stage. It is known as the second form of Withering's botanical microscope, as it was recommended by Dr William Withering (1741-99), a physician in Birmingham and member of the Lunar Society.
Botanical microscopes such as this came into vogue from the mid 18th century, as all branches of natural history became fashionable, a fashion which lasted well into the 19th century.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-104-263-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1979.36 |
| Date: |
1800 - 1850
Between 1800 and 1850
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| Material: |
Brass
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| Dimensions: |
205 mm H x 100 mm D
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| What: |
Microscope, simple / compound
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| Who: |
Arthur Frank Microscope Collection
Withering (Eponym)
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| Where: |
England
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| Description: |
Withering's simple and compound botanical microscope in brass, with 1 lens objective, stage magnifier and case, unsigned but thought to have been made in England, 1800 - 1850
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| References: |
- Adams, George, Essays on the Microscope. 2nd edition, London: 1798, p 123
- Nuttall, R. H., Microscopes from the Frank collection, 1800-1860. Jersey Channel Islands: A. Frank, 1979, p 28
- Nuttall, R.H. (1979): "Microscopes from the Frank Collection 1800 - 1860"
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