solar microscope

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solar microscope (plural solar microscopes)

  1. (historical) An apparatus for projecting upon a screen, by means of sunlight, an enlarged view of any object; essentially the same as the combination of lenses used in the magic lantern, taken in conjunction with a heliostat.
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