infocus #4 December 2006 Optical Properties of the Lenses of an Early 19th Century Cuff-Type Microscope

A comparison of lenses that would have been used in 19th Century microscopes and thus, determining what could be seen by the microscopists of this time period.

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.16

A description of the lacquered, brass, monocular microscope to determine the authenticity of the instrument and its accessories has been made by Jones (2006). The optical properties and imaging capabilities of the microscope lenses are described here and indicate what microscopists could see through their microscopes.

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