The first microscopes were a lot better than they are usually given credit for. That's the claim of microscopist Brian Ford, a specialist in the history and development of these instruments based at ...

Ah, where would science be if not for the contributions of the humble microscope? Did you know that the development of the world’s first microscope began in 11th century Iraq, when scientist and ...

The first microscopes were a lot better than they are usually given credit for. That's the claim of microscopist Brian Ford, a specialist in the history and development of these instruments based at ...

Since ancient times, it has been known that glass can bend light. Light is made up of electromagnetic waves and with properties such as wavelength and frequency, light usually behaves like a wave and ...

A PRIVATE collection of Victorian microscopes and other scientific instruments belonging to botanist David Bellamy are to go up for auction this week. The collection of instruments belonging to the ...

The museum has a magnificent collection of microscopes including some fine examples of early compound microscopes such as this one made by John Marshall, one of the leading optical instrument makers ...

Early microscopes used an illumination system comprising sunlight that was collected and reflected onto the sample by a mirror. Today, most microscopes use artificial light sources such as light bulbs ...