The instrument proved crucial in the explorer’s documentation of Australia’s natural history, after his ship, the Endeavour, smashed into the Great Barrier Reef, near Cairns, Queensland. He cursed the ...

A miniature microscope hidden in a Cotswolds house has sold for more than £18,000 at auction. The rare scientific instrument, dating from the 18th Century, was sold by auctioneers at Kinghams ...

A rare silver microscope attributed to Dutch scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is going under the hammer at Christie’s in London on December 13. Delft-born Van Leeuwenhoek (1632 -1723), who is known as ...

The science equipment, dating in age from the Victorian era up to the 1930s, are estimated to range in price from £100 to £300 each. Having been stored for years in the attic of a Bridgnorth property, ...

This site is for a very targeted audience—geeks who also have a view of history. On the opening page, you’ll see what I mean. Brimming with pictures of vintage microscopes dating to the 19th century, ...