Solar Microscope
Sunlight passed through a lens and a small sample, throwing a hugely magnified picture onto a wall.
- Date
- ca 1840
- Maker
- Soleil
- Dimensions
- overall: 8 1/16 in x 8 3/8 in x 20 in; 20.47875 cm x 21.2725 cm x 50.8 cm
- Museum
- National Museum of American History
- Credit line
- U.S. Military Academy
The museum's own record (Smithsonian, National Museum of American History)
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