Stanhope lens

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Stanhope lens [′stan‚hōp ‚lenz]

(optics)

A thick biconvex lens with front and back surfaces having radii of curvature of two-thirds and one-third the lens thickness; used as a magnifier by placing the object to be viewed in contact with the front surface.

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No references found			The actual Stanhope lens was invented by Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope, (1753-1816) but he died many years before his invention was used in the manufacture of novelty souvenirs. Proof that it's just a small world; Under Hammer by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) He combined the Stanhope lens with a microphotograph to forma single miniature magnifying unit, which he patented in 1859. antiques: PEEP SHOW; Christopher Proudlove on the wonders to be found ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			standoff insulator standoff jammer standoff target acquisition system standoff weapon standpatters standpipe standpipe system standstill standstill feature Stanev, Emilian Stanevicius, Simonas Stanfield, Clarkson Stanfield, Robert Lorne stanfieldite Stanford Stanford achievement test Stanford Antigua Sailing Week Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Stanford Artificial Intelligence Language Stanford Moore Stanford Research Institute Stanford University Stanford, Leland Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Stanhope lens Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d Earl Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhopea Stanichno-Luganskoe Stanislao Cannizzaro Stanislaus County Stanislaus I Stanislaus II Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus Prowazek Stanislav Stanislav Alekseevich Vaupshasov Stanislav Alekseevich Zhuk Stanislav Antonovich Pilotovich Stanislav Bobinskii Stanislav Bulak-Balakhovich Stanislav Danilovich Rylke Stanislav Dospevskii Stanislav Emelianov Stanislav Filippovich Liudkevich Stanislav Giliarovich Poplavskii			Stanford, Sir Charles (Villiers) Stanford, Sir Charles (Villiers) Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, St. Jude Classic Stanford-Berkeley Joint Colloquium Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Fourth Edition Stanford-Binet IQ test Stanford-Binet IQ test Stanford-Binet IQ test Stanford-Binet test Stanford-Binet test Stanford-Palo Alto Users Group Stanford-Sunnyvale Health Improvement Project Stanford/Packard Center for Translational Research in Medicine Stanfurd Stanfurd stang stang Stang ball Stanga Nistrului Stânga Nistrului Stangeria Stangeria eriopus STANH stanhope stanhope Stanhope Heritage Discovery Museum Stanhope lens Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d Earl Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl stanhopea stanhopea stanhopes STANIC Stanica Stanica Za Juzne Kulture Stanichno-Luganskoe Staniel Staniel Cay Yacht Club Stanielry Stanimaka Stanine Stanislao Cannizzaro Stanislas I Leszczy-=*nacute.gif=-ski Stanislau Stanislaus Stanislaus Stanislaus Chapter of Mental Health Consumers Stanislaus Child Care Planning Council Stanislaus County

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