The microscopic cabinet of select animated objects ..

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The microscopic cabinet of select animated objects ..

#1 Post by billbillt » Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:15 pm

From 1832.. Very archaic but very interesting.. A fun read...

https://archive.org/stream/microscopicc ... t#mode/2up

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Re: The microscopic cabinet of select animated objects ..

#2 Post by MichaelG. » Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:26 pm

Thanks for the link, Bill
... The PDF is now on my iPad

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#3 Post by Hobbyst46 » Wed May 08, 2019 10:28 am

Thanks billbillT. Real fun!.
Chapter XIV "On the Jewelled Microscope" is a jewel reading stuff itself. Had technology prompted microscope made of diamonds, rubies and sapphires, the current topic of used quality scopes vs new stencil scopes would not exist, since neither, whatever their mechanical state, would be within the budget of the average hobby user...

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Re: The microscopic cabinet of select animated objects ..

#4 Post by billbillt » Wed May 08, 2019 4:07 pm

Hobbyst46 wrote:Thanks billbillT. Real fun!.
Chapter XIV "On the Jewelled Microscope" is a jewel reading stuff itself. Had technology prompted microscope made of diamonds, rubies and sapphires, the current topic of used quality scopes vs new stencil scopes would not exist, since neither, whatever their mechanical state, would be within the budget of the average hobby user...
You are quite welcome...

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Re: The microscopic cabinet of select animated objects ..

#5 Post by Sauerkraut » Thu May 09, 2019 10:26 pm

Thank you for posting this. Very interesting read.

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Re: The microscopic cabinet of select animated objects ..

#6 Post by billbillt » Thu May 09, 2019 10:46 pm

Sauerkraut wrote:Thank you for posting this. Very interesting read.
YOU ARE MOST WELCOME.. GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT...

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