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VIII.27 Compound microscope, Culpeper-type
Inventor:Edmund Culpeper
Maker:Charles West
Place:London
Date:1828
Materials:brass, wood
Dimensions:height 390 mm, base 161x161 mm; box 188x186x413
Current inventory:2655
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Culpeper-type compound microscope, named after the innovations introduced by Edmund Culpeper, mounted on a wooden box containing various accessories. Similar to microscope VIII.25. Between the curved arms supporting the body-tube is attached the circular stage, below which lies the illumination mirror. Focusing is by rackwork. Accessories include four objectives. In the box are also two magnifying lenses. Purchased in London in 1828 by Gaetano Mazzoni, who used it for his studies on insects, for which he received a special commendation from the Accademia dei Georgofili.

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