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2 plano-convex lenses

2 plano-convex lenses

Date: 1942-1950
Inventory Number: 2006-1-0032
Classification: Lens
Subject:
physics, optics, astronomy,
Maker: Edmund Salvage Company ? (fl. 1942 - 1950)
Cultural Region:
United States,
Place of Origin:
Audubon,
Dimensions:
larger lens: 4.6 × 4.6 × 0.5 cm (1 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 3/16 in.)
Material:
glass, paper,
Description:
Two unmatched plano-convex lenses stored in an envelope.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedstamped on envelope: TWO LENSES / Diameter 42 Mms. / Focal Length 152 Mms.
ProvenanceSalvaged from the Science Center Prep Room, courtesy of Prof. Owen Gingerich.

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