Microscope used by Louis Pasteur in his investigations on silkworm diseases, Paris, France, 1860-1870
- maker:
- E Hartnack and Company
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Microscope by E. Hartnack et Cie, Paris with two objective lenses, two eyepieces and wooden mahogany case, 1850-1868, used by Pasteur in his investigation of silkworm disease, 1868
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French chemist and microbiologist, used this compound microscope to study the diseases of silkworms between 1868-1869. The microscope has its own mahogany case which contains two objec-tive lenses and two eyepieces. It is shown with a string of silkworm cocoons (A63336).
Pasteur donated this microscope to the family with which he stayed while he was doing this work and Henry Wellcome’s museum purchased it from them in 1926.
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A60510
- Measurements:
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overall (case-open): 73 mm x 263 mm x 278 mm, .888 kg
depth: 280mm
height: 58mm
width: 270mm
overall (microscope): 237 mm x 76 mm x 86 mm,
depth: 84mm
height: 234mm
width: 77mm
- type:
- compound microscope
- credit:
- Fournery-Magnau
