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Microscope Museum Collection of antique microscopes and other
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This page illustrates unusual
microscope reproductions, loosely resembling the famous “monkey microscopes”
made by M. Moreau (1805 – 1880) in Paris during the second half of the 19th
century. Moreau’s microscopes were many times interpreted as figurative
caricatures of Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) after he suggested that humans
and primates share a common ancestor in his 1871 book “The Descent of Man,
and Selection in Relation to Sex”. At that time, several cartoons and
caricatures were published illustrating Darwin as an ape or monkey. Please click on the images to
access more information and images about each instrument.
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