Optical Apparatus

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Description:

Four glass lenses (two convex and two concave), each mounted on a brass stand, purchased for the U.S. Military Academy in 1829. The “Lerebours à Paris” inscription on each stand refers to Noël Jean Lerebours (1761-1840), a prominent French optician and instrument maker.

Ref: Lerebours et Secretan, Catalogue et Prix des Instruments (Paris, 1853), p. 32.

Date Made: ca 1829

Maker: Lerebours

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

Subject: Science & Scientific Instruments

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences, Science & Mathematics, Optics

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Credit Line: U.S. Military Academy

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.315658Catalog Number: 315658Accession Number: 217544

Object Name: optical apparatus

Physical Description: brass (overall material)glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in; 34.29 cmoverall; each: 13 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 12.065 cm x 11.43 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6226-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1461829

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