Possible Optical Instrument
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- Original object type: Image
- Title: Possible Optical Instrument
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Description:
This is a beautifully made instrument the purpose of which is quite obscure. It may have an optical basis but that is pure guesswork. One possibility is that it is a test piece made by a technician on some unknown date. It is designed for display since it is covered by a glass dome.
- Date range: 1900
- Keywords: Optics
- Copyright Holders: Copyright University of Leeds, School of Physics and Astronomy
- Collection: Physics Historical Instruments
- Physical Identifier: Catalogue number : 1003
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474