Article ID: CBB380884943

De identificatie van een zilveren microscoopje van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) (2016)

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A hitherto unknown silver microscope of the famous Delft microscopist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek has been identified as genuine, thanks to an intensive investigation using various modern forensic techniques. In this research the preserved Leeuwenhoek microscopes with known provenance were used as a benchmark. It is argued that for a reliable judgement about the authenticity of an object a holistic approach is required: a forensic investigation needs to assess its origin, style characteristics, material properties and production techniques, as well as 'connoisseurship' and the object’s publication history. In this paper all these aspects and their pitfall are discussed. The optical research has shown that the newly discovered instrument has a blown lens (similar to the Utrecht Leeuwenhoek microscope), with a magnification of 248 times, which makes it one of the strongest magnifying Leeuwenhoek microscopes preserved.

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Authors & Contributors
Zuidervaart, Huib J.
Joop van Doorn
Willem Reijnders
Henk Smit
Jantien Backer
Lesley Robertson
Concepts
Microscopes
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Optics
Microscopy
Microbiology
Microscopes, electron
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Netherlands
Delft (Netherlands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Madrid (Spain)
Italy
Great Britain
Institutions
Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Madrid)
Royal Society of London
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