Recreational observations
In the home, science was also a recreational activity. Instruments such as the microscope and telescope could be used to instruct through entertainment.
Astronomical telescope
Inv. 404
Dollond firm, London, 19th cent.
Chest type compound microscope
Inv. 3230
Peter Dollond, London, late 18th cent.
Compound microscope
Inv. 3248
Pietro Patroni [attr.] or François de Baillou [attr.], Italian, early 18th cent.
Gregorian telescope by Selva
Inv. 1419
Domenico Selva or Lorenzo Selva, Venice, 18th cent.
Lady's telescopes
Inv. 3725
Maker unknown, second half 18th cent.
Mercury thermometer
Inv. 385
Dollond firm, London, late 18th cent.
Nuremberg compound microscope
Inv. 3390
Maker unknown, German, first half 19th cent.
Pince-nez spectacles
Inv. 2581
Maker unknown, second half 18th cent.
Terrestrial telescope
Inv. 3549
Maker unknown, Italian, first half 18th cent.
Terrestrial telescope
Inv. 3339
Leonardo Semitecolo, Italian, second half 18th cent.
Terrestrial telescope
Inv. 2549
Maker unknown, English or German?, first half 18th cent.
Walking stick telescope
Inv. 2547
Maker unknown, late 17th cent. - first half 18th cent.