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Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 15.3 cm x 4.8 cm; 6 1/32 in x 1 7/8 in
Object Name:
field microscope
Description:
Small drum microscope with two objective lenses that can be used individually or together. The “RML” inscribed on the bottom refers to Robert Meyer Leonard (1923-1991), a pharmacist who taught at George Washington University, and then worked at the National Institutes of Health.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
June W. Leonard
ID Number:
1991.0689.35
Catalog number:
1991.0689.35
Accession number:
1991.0689
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Microscopes
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-8ae0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1112114