Instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye

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Left, a woman personifying science instructing her children in how to use a microscope; a woman personifying truth reveals the scene to Father Time. Mezzotint after T.S. Duché, 1787.

M0010761: The "Giant" compound microscope of Descartes

William Henry Dallinger. Oil painting by Edgar Thomas, ca. 1884.

M0018262: Illustration of a Frictional Electrical Machine, 1775

M0018213: French achromatic microscope by Nachet, c.1850

George Shadbolt. Photograph.

M0014542: Directions for using the double microscope of P. and J. Dolland opticians, St. Paul's Church Yard, London

M0016945: Diagram of the horizontal achromatic microscope by Charles Chevalier, based on the modified reflecting microscope of Amici, 1839

M0017163: Achromatic microscope by Powell and Lealand, 1869

M0017158: Original Culpeper microscope, c.1735

M0016948: Diagram of Tyndall's apparatus for experiments for disproving the doctrine of spontaneous generation

M0011242: Early form of camera applied to the microscope

Microscope / W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Manuel du microscope dans ses applications au diagnostic et à la clinique / par Mathias Duval and L. Lereboullet.

M0010724: Binocular microscope

M0010952: Binocular microscope no.1925 by W. Watson and Sons, c.1875-1890

Lectures and collections / made by Robert Hooke.

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Microscopes

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Images about Microscopes

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Microscope / W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Manuel du microscope dans ses applications au diagnostic et à la clinique / par Mathias Duval and L. Lereboullet.

M0010724: Binocular microscope

M0010952: Binocular microscope no.1925 by W. Watson and Sons, c.1875-1890

Lectures and collections / made by Robert Hooke.

Microscopes

Images from the collections

Images about Microscopes

Works from the collections

Microscope / W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Manuel du microscope dans ses applications au diagnostic et à la clinique / par Mathias Duval and L. Lereboullet.

M0010724: Binocular microscope

M0010952: Binocular microscope no.1925 by W. Watson and Sons, c.1875-1890

Lectures and collections / made by Robert Hooke.

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