Adam's Universal Microscope
Adam's Universal Microscope - made by George Adams Snr. about 1755 for King George III, while he was still Prince of Wales. Probably the first microscope to be mounted on trunnions, an important improvement which was not persisted in. About a century later the method was revived and nowadays most microscopes are supported in this way. On display at The Science Museum in London
Picture No
11070537
Media ID
46563094
Size
3465px x 5488px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
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