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No. 5. Andrew Ross's best Compound Microscope^ made 

 for the Society in 1841, with a full range of object-glasses, 

 and every needful appliance. 



No. 6. Smith and Beck's best Compound Microscope, 

 made for the Society in 1841, with a few object-glasses, and 

 some appliances ; the object-glasses of this instrument are 

 much damaged. 



No. 7. A Compound Microscope, presented to the Society 

 by the late Edwin Quekett, Esq., with one object-glass. 



No. 8. Best Compound Binocular Microscope, presented 

 to the Society by Thomas Ross, Esq., with a full range of 

 object-glasses and every appliance. This instrument was 

 used too much, but the generous donor has just put it into 

 thorough repair. Mr. Ross has also presented to the Society 

 his new 4-inch object glass. 



No. 9. Baker's best Compound .Binocular Microscope, 

 with bull's-eye condensor, Webster's achromatic condenser, 

 3-inch, 1^-inch, and |-inch object-glasses. 



No. 10. Swift's Compound Binocular Microscope, with 

 bull's-eye condensor, diaphragm, and Webster's achromatic 

 condensor and adjusting dia^jhragm. 



No. 11. Swift's Compoimd Binocular Microscope, with 

 bull's-eye condensor and diaphragm. 



The three last have been purchased from the Society's 

 funds, and to see how they are used on Wednesday evenings 

 is a plain proof that they were altogether needed, and have 

 given general satisfaction. 



No. 12. Browning's Micro-Spectroscope, improved to the 

 present time, purchased out of the Society's funds. 



No. 13. Wray's Jrds object-glass, 50° aperture, presented 

 by the maker to the Society through the Rev. J. B. Reade. 



No. 14. The Writing Machine, which gained the medal 

 at the Great Exhibition, in 1862, is of Avorld-Avide fame. 

 Writing has been obtained from it so small, that the whole 

 Bible could be written twenty- two times in one square inch. 

 This machine, the invention of William Peters, Esq., and 

 in a great measure his own handicraft, was most generously 

 presented to the Society through R. J. Farrants, Esq., in 

 1862. The value of this instrument is not sufficiently re- 

 cognised by the Society, and it is hoped that our friend Mr. 

 Farrants will kindly give his helping hand that this valuable 

 instrument may be of real use, which can only be done by 

 instructing others to use it. 



We now possess eight microscopes, all in good working 

 order, four of them binocular, with thirty-two object-glasses, 

 and every appliance that can be required. It is only during 

 this last year thoy have been properly looked into and re- 



