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THE LINDSAY PORTABLE MICROSCOPE':

c. 1742,

by GEORGE LINDSAY

Lindsay Microscope


The Lindsay 'Generally Portable Microscope' is a simple microscope that was patented in 1742. This is the first English patent for a microscope. This instrument when disassembled fit in a small box measuring only 3 x 2 1/4 inches.