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Optical oufit includes two eyepieces signed 2 and 3 respectively, and three objectives signed 2, 3, 5.

Within the mahogany case there are some small pieces of paper (note the text written by hand with pen-nib and ink). In one of them a table is depicted, where is the given the magnifying power following objective and eyepiece; the other pieces represent a graduated scale resolution at different power. In this table can be seen as objective number 3 has different magnifiyng power on the base of the number of its constituting lenses, while for the others two objectives only one value is indicated.

 

 

 

Compound microscope by A. Chevalier - Magnifiyng table

Compound microscope by A. Chevalier - The three objectives
Compound microscope by A. Chevalier - The two eyepieces
Compound microscope by A. Chevalier - The objective dismantled with its canister signed