Born: 1812, 8 October - Great Britain, London Died: 1887, 24 November Gender: Male Active: UK
Optician, photographer and inventor. He took Daguerreotypes with the aid of microscope and one was of the founders of photographic microscopy.
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, University of Cambridge has a "List of Microscopic Photographs", Prepared by J.B. Dancer, Optician, 43 Cross Street, Manchester
The Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin houses a collection of 315 items related to John Benjamin Dancer (Accession No(s): 983:0037:0001- ?).
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