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Microscope Condensor Lens

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Microscope Condensor Lens

Category

Science and Technology

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Optical T&E - Lens

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Glass lens within a lower case 't'-shaped brass pedestal. The lens is curved so that it has a concave and a convex side. The horizontal portion is attached to the vertical portion with a small rod extending from the vertical portion. Appears as if it could slide back and forth if needed.

Materials:

brass

glass

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 6 in, Width: 5 in, Depth: 2.5 in
    Weight: 0.531 lbs

Credit

Gift of Dr. Noble M. Eberhart, 39.36b

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Microscope Condensor Lens

About: Microscope Condensor Lens

About: Microscope Condensor Lens

Made in Scotland, this microscope lens from the 1860s is an early condenser lens, using its convex shape to gather the light from a microscope’s mirror and concentrate it into a cone to illuminate a specimen. Although condenser lenses had been used in microscopes since the seventeenth century, they did not reach modern functionality until the 1870s.

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