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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0115.011
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 11
- Total Parts
- 26
- AKA
- Plate
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass, glass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.0 cm
- Width
- 1.9 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Light & electromagnetic radiation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- c.1860
- Canada
-
Used in one of the Departments of Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. - Function
-
To observe biological specimens in minute detail. - Technical
-
Wenham introduced his beam splitting prism in 1861 for use in a binocular microscope. This resulted in one tube straight & one inclined. Wenham microscopes were popular for the rest of the century because the prism could be removed to restore monocular vision, important for use at higher powers & resolution (ref.1,pg73-74) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Lacquered brass
- Decoration
- N/A
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