[Konst+Vetenskap] Mikroskop i närbild

Apropå mikroskop så har BibliOdyssey ett massivt inlägg om mikroskopets historia, med bilder från en rad 1600- och 1700-talsverk. Did not know this:

The path to the development of the microscope really began in 11th century Iraq. The empirical scientist and polymath, Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), produced a massive treatise called 'The Book of Optics' in which he recorded experimental data and theories pertaining to lenses, binocular vision, mirrors and the observable properties of light. It is without doubt one of the most influential books ever written. 'The Book of Optics' outlined the rationale for practical scientific methodology that continues to resonate through every scientific discipline today.