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DESCRIPTION OF MARTIN’S SOLAR MICROSCOPE, 1781 “Descrizione ed uso di un microscopio solare per gli oggetti opachi di Beniamino Martin” From: Scelta di Opuscoli Interessanti tradotti in varie lingue, Vol. X (Milan, 1781), in-4° (25cms) 317-322, 1 large folding plate (32×28.5cms) with the solar microscope (in section) and enlargement of worms. Bound in modern boards. A rare pamphlet illustrating in each part the construction of the Benjamin Martin’s solar microscope.  
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