Items used by Louis Pasteur, 19th Century.

Made:: 1861-1870 in Paris and France

maker:: Nachet and Son

Items used by Louis Pasteur, 19th Century.

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Compound monocular microscope, by Nachet and Son, in case, 1861-1870, supposedly belonged to Pasteur

Compound monocular microscope, by Nachet et Fils, in case, 1861-1870, supposedly belonged to Pasteur

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Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A55114

Materials:: body tube, brass, body tube suport, brass, limb, brass, pillar, brass, lenses, glass, stage, brass, blackened, base, iron, cast, enamelled, very dark green, box, mahogany and box, velvet, mauve, lining supports

type:: student microscopes, microscopes, compound monocular microscopes and monocular microscopes

credit:: Nachet et fils

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Louis Pasteur’s Compound Microscope

Compound monocular microscope used by Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French chemist and microbiologist, used microscopes like this compound microscope during his experiments on spontaneous generation. By 1864, Pasteur disproved this theory by experimenting with fermentation. He placed yeast water in a swan-necked flask that only allowed air to enter. The water remained clear. Only when the flask was open to dust and micro-organisms did fermentation occur. The microscope was made by Nachet et fils.