Microscopical advances
The posterity of Huygens ́simple microscope of 1678
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15037926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Turner (0000-0002-1815-9699, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 41-58 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ENDOXA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1133-5351 • E-ISSN: 2174-5676 |
| Publisher | UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5944/endoxa.19.2005.5105 |
| OpenAlex | W2039813739 |
| Language | EN |
From an examnation of recently rediscovered examples of the simple microscope with spherical lens and specimen revolver, originally developed by Christiaan Huygens, the paper seeks to ¡Ilústrate how the combined study of texts and objects is essential to establishing the evolution of an instrument. Some of the newly discovered Instruments are described and comment ¡s made on the commercial forces w^hich acted in parallel with scientific ones on the development of this particular form of microscope
Epistemology · Microscope · Optics · Physics · History and Developments in Astronomy · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |