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dc.creator	Powell & Lealand.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-07T13:52:49Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-07T13:52:49Z
dc.date.created	About 1848.
dc.date.issued	2012-02-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/462
dc.description.abstract	The instrument, referred to as "Student's Compound Microscope" in Powell & Lealand catalogs, has a cast-iron foot and limb, painted black. It is also called the "iron" microscope. The limb supports the stage and the body-tube. The rack-and-pinion drive is located internally and operated by a brass knob. Signed: Powell & Lealand, London.
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	London optician Hugh Powell (1799-1883) was already producing microscopes when he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Peter H. Lealand. The firm remained a major manufacturer of microscopes throughout the nineteenth century.
dc.subject	Biology
dc.subject	British Firms
dc.subject	Microscopy
dc.subject	Optics
dc.title	1.014	en_US