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title: Robert Hooke Microscope
author: Science Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17915/robert-hooke-microscope/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-09-19
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# Robert Hooke Microscope
_Authored by Science Museum, London_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17915.png)
## Image Caption
A microscope of the type invented by the English scientist [Robert Hooke](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
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London, S. M. (2023, September 19). Robert Hooke Microscope. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8592773/robert-hooke-type-microscope-compound-microscope) by **Science Museum, London**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 September 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.