Robert Hooke Microscope

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A microscope of the type invented by the English scientist Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Made between 1671 and 1700. The device on the left, designed by Hooke, is a scotoscope which helped better illuminate the specimen under view in the microscope. (Science Museum, London)

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London, S. M. (2023, September 19). Robert Hooke Microscope. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17915/robert-hooke-microscope/

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London, Science Museum,. "Robert Hooke Microscope." World History Encyclopedia, September 19, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17915/robert-hooke-microscope/.

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London, Science Museum,. "Robert Hooke Microscope." World History Encyclopedia, 19 Sep 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17915/robert-hooke-microscope/.

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