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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Stanhope Lens

A cylindrical lens with spherical ends of different radii. The covering of the tube into which the lens is fitted is called the “cap.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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