Polarising microscope

Description

Polarising microscope of brass, commissioned by Sir David Brewster for the Royal Society of Edinburgh, with accessories and fitted box, by Alexander Adie, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1823 - 1829

Museum reference

T.1982.90

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Polarising microscope, Micropscope accessory, Microscope box

Production information

Adie, Alexander James, 1775 - 1858
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1823 - 1829

Materials

Brass, Glass, Wood

Physical description

Brass / tourmaline eyepiece

Associations

Eponym: Cary

Exhibitions

• Enquire (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Shaping Our World (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Waterston, C. D., Collections in Context: the Museum of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Inception of a National Museum for Scotland. Edinburgh: 1997, pp 47 & 193

On display

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