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Screw-barrel Microscope, by James Wilson, London, c. 1710

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Inventory Number: 41541
Object Type: Object
Persons: James Wilson
Date Created: circa 1710
Place Created: London United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s): Microscopy  
Accession Number: 1970-101/part
Primary Inscriptions: "J" and "W" on brass arm of offset lens
Provenance: Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970. Presented to the RMS by C L Curties FRMS, 21 June 1905.
Collection Group:
Material(s): Ivory
Brass
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
184 60 41 mm

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