STEINHEIL, KARL AUGUST |
Germany, 1801-70, MIM OIM |
Telescopes = OMM, MYS (No. 8259); Telescope, with right-angled prism = TEY. |
father of Adolph and Eduard Steinheil; grandfather of Rudolph Steinheil; established an independent optical workshop in 1854; he was joined by Adolph Steinheil in 1855 and by Eduard Steinheil in 1862; he also made microscopes; professor of mathematics and physics; it is hard to tell which instruments were made by the son or the grandson by the signatures. |
Munich. |
G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; J.A. Bennett 2; Chaldecott 3; R.G.O.; RSW. |
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