(suggested by: www.antique-microscopes.com) Museum Optischer Instrumente: A wonderful collection of early German microscopes. Mikroskop-Museum: Another German site devoted to antique microscopes. Bononiaemicroscope: The collection of the Oris group of Italian collectors. The Golub Collection: Microscopes from the 17th to 20th centuries. Origin and Development of the Light Microscope: An outstanding illustrated history of the microscope. Die Mikroskope von Simon G. Plössl : Microscopes made by Simon Georg Plössl (1794-1868). Giovanni Battista Amici (1786-1863): The Italian optical instrument maker (Instruments at the Scuola Normale Superiore). Jeroen Meeusen: A private collection of interesting French microscopes. Optik Online-Virtuelles Museum: A collection of mostly German microscopes. The Billings Microscope Collection: The collection of the Medical Museum of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. George's Microscopy Pictures: Photographs of vintage microscopes. Des Pasteuriens à leur Microscope: Some famous French trained microscopists with their microscopes. Molecular Expressions Museum of Microscopy: Images and descriptions of antique microscopes. Microscopes in the Boerhaave Museum Collection: Browse the links or use the search box. Department of the History of Science Harvard University: Microscopes in the collection. Museum of the History of Science Oxford: Some microscopes in the collection (browse or use the search box). The Lundy Antique Microscope Collection: American and European microscopes. National Museums Scotland online collections database: Some microscopes from the museum collection. Willkommen im virtuellen Museum der Wissenschaft-Historische Mikroskope: Some microscopes from the museum collection. The Moody Medical Library's Collection of Historical Microscopes: Microscopes from the 18th to 20th centuries. Institute and Museum of the History of Science-Florence Italy: Microscopes in the collection. La Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica-Florence Italy: Microscopes in the collection. Museo Galileo-Institute and Museum of the History of Science: Microscopes in the collection. Microcats Watson Pages: A database of microscopes made by the firm of William Watson (and Sons). Spencer Microscopes: A site devoted to the microscopes made by the Spencer Lens Co. and the American Optical Co. The Leitz Collection and Optical Museum : Leitz microscopes, Leica cameras, etc. from the early to mid 20th century. Universidad de Salamanca-Museo de Microscopia: Microscopes in the collection (in Spanish). Le Compendium : A French site devoted to antique optical (including microscopes) and physics apparatus. A Cabinet of Curiosities : Antique Microscope Slides from the Victorian Era c. 1830s - 1890s. Historical Makers of Microscopes and Microscope Slides : The title of the website says it all. Aperture Web Gateway : Lists of museums, both real and virtual, having optics collections compiled by the College of Optometrists . Scientific Trade Catalogs in the Smithsonian Collection : Microscope-related catalogs. Many can be downloaded. Online Scientific Instrument Trade Catalogues : A list of links to online scientific and medical instrument maker catalogs. Science-info.net - Documentation : A compilation of 19th and 20th century catalogs in pdf format. Zeiss, Leitz, and others. Webster's Instrument Makers Database: A useful database of scientific instrument makers. The National Microscope Exchange: If you are looking to purchase a new or used microscope, this firm is recommended.
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