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Description: | David Ferrier's brass microscope, that he used in his research into the brain. It is monocular with a single lens. Light for the stage is provided via a concave mirror below the stage. There are three eyepieces for the microscope. There is a small mount
"Microscope used by Ferrier on his research into neurological functions, (1870-1890)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"Sir David Ferrier, Dsc (Cantab), FRCP, FRS, was a pioneer in clinical research into the function of the brain. He was born on January 13th 1843 at Persley, near Aberdeen, and was awarded his MA in 1863 at Aberdeen University and his MD at Edinburgh in 1870, and LLD in 1881. He was Professor of Neuropathology at King's College , London from 1889-1908 and he was given a knighthood in 1911. This is David Ferrier's brass microscope, that he used in his research into the brain. It is monocular with a single lens. Light for the stage is provided via a concave mirror below the stage. There are three eyepieces for the microscope. There is a small mounted scalpel and two supplementary lenses for examining the specimens on the stage."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
Acquisition source: Page, Dr Kenneth | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1863-1908 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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