Michael Laurence Deane commented on Michael Laurence Deane's blog post Early lenses
"Peter, Thanks , yes maybe - A teaching aid did cross my mind also.
Mike"
May 12
Michael Laurence Deane commented on Michael Laurence Deane's blog post Early lenses
"Sorry Wilson!"
May 12
Michael Laurence Deane commented on Michael Laurence Deane's blog post Early lenses
"Thanks Peter, It maybe but it looks a bit clumsy for that.
 
Mike"
May 11
Michael Laurence Deane commented on Michael Laurence Deane's blog post Early lenses
"Thanks Peter. There are still some aberrations there, but they are not so pronounced.
I do not think in this case they are of different glass as they are both the same colour - I have some other lenses that are though. So I know what you mean.
Mike"
May 11
Michael Laurence Deane commented on Michael Laurence Deane's blog post Early lenses
"Following on from my post,on researching further, I have found out that using two double convex lenses can make a very basic microscope.  Though I have found details of experiments to form a flat image with one double convex lens, to date, I have…"
May 10
Michael Laurence Deane posted a blog post
I have recently acquired these two lenses which look like book ends. They are very heavy as the supports are cast iron; the inserts are brass with one of the lenses being made to unscrew which I presume means a different one can be inserted. I…
May 5