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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
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen University Edinburgh University
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Page, Kenneth Dr