Log in to see this item in other languages
Objective lens
Plano-convex objective lens mounted in a cardboard ring. The edge is covered with leather. The aperture is 84 mm, the focal length 6,050 mm, and the ring diameter 115 mm. The glass, which has a red tint, contains elliptical bubbles and some inclusions. One side of the ring is inscribed "Vangelista [...]
Creator
- Evangelista Torricelli
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Optics
- optics
Type of item
- Objective lens
- lenses (object genre)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1646
- 1646
- 1646
- 1646
- 1646
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:405005
Extent
- diameter 115 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/EvangelistaTorricelli.html
Year
- 1646
Providing country
- Italy