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VIII.63 Compound microscope
Inventor:Giovanni Battista Amici
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:1832-1862
Materials:brass
Dimensions:height 180 mm; base cylinder: height 88 mm, diameter 90 mm
Current inventory:3238
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Possibly made by Giovanni Battista Amici in his Florence period. The base of this compound microscope consists of a cylindrical box to which the illumination mirror is fixed by a swivel joint. The body-tube is supported by an arm with rackwork for focusing. A bull's eye lens is inserted on an articulated arm. Belonged to the Gabinetto degli Invertebrati of the Istituto di Studi Superiori of Florence.

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