M0019072: Two examples of Helmholtz's ophthalmoscope

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Photograph of two of Helmholtz's original opthalmoscopes in the possession of the Universitats-Augenklinik, Heidelberg, German. Published in Engelking, E.: <i>Dokumente zur Erfindung des Angenspiegels durch Hermann von Helmholtz im Jahre 1850</i>, Munich: Bergmann, 1950

M0019072: Two examples of Helmholtz's ophthalmoscope

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