Homberg Compound Microscope (Rome), 1685
The smaller unit at the lower right in the photo is a Depovilly Simple Microscope (Paris), 1686. Behind the microscopes is a corrosion cast of Sea Elephant lungs by George S. Huntington, ca. 1890. The exhibits are in the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland. The museum holds many examples of unusual preparation techniques. Corrosion casts were made by injecting warm wax into fragile structures, cooling the wax and gently corroding away the original tissue.
Homberg Compound Microscope (Rome), 1685
The smaller unit at the lower right in the photo is a Depovilly Simple Microscope (Paris), 1686. Behind the microscopes is a corrosion cast of Sea Elephant lungs by George S. Huntington, ca. 1890. The exhibits are in the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland. The museum holds many examples of unusual preparation techniques. Corrosion casts were made by injecting warm wax into fragile structures, cooling the wax and gently corroding away the original tissue.