Optical devices Surviving artifact
Jean Baptiste François Soleil solar microscope
c. 1840
Speculative use · Tartarian imagining
Imagine a Tartarian observatory using daylight to reveal a hidden world within the smallest material fragments.
An imagined use within Tartarian lore; its historic use is not established by this interpretation.Where it survives
Smithsonian National Museum of American History collection
Washington, D.C., United States
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Collection reference: PH.217544.02 / nmah_1519164
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