Microscope. A brass microscope with additional lenses for magnification and directing light onto a mirror to illuminate the specimen.

Title

Microscope. A brass microscope with additional lenses for magnification and directing light onto a mirror to illuminate the specimen.

Identifier

ABDUA:36871

Description

David Ferrier's brass microscope, that he used in his research into the brain. It is monocular with a single lens. Light for the stage is provided via a concave mirror below the stage. There are three eyepieces for the microscope. There is a small mounted scalpel and two supplementary lenses for examining the specimens on the stage.

Date

Early: 1863 Late: 1908

Format

glass metal steel copper alloy brass, H: 470 mm W(at base): 200 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen University Edinburgh University

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Page, Kenneth Dr

UUID

299556b8-ab9d-4baa-94d2-254b027ed3cf