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Explore the worlds of wonder seen through the microscope. Help us identify and classify nineteenth-century microscopy illustrations.
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About Worlds of Wonder
The mid-nineteenth century saw a rising interest in the world of the small. As microscopes became more affordable, microscopists began to establish microscopy societies, and numerous microscopy journals were launched and widely distributed. These journals, inviting their readers to contribute inquiries and observations, made it possible for geographically dispersed microscopists to work together. Often, illustrations and texts would be copied and reprinted, thus targeting several readerships at different places at the same time. We are asking you to help us identify and classify the illustrations in microscopy publications, so we can trace the routes they took across Europe and America. Ultimately, we hope to better understand the formation of a very diverse scientific community – European and American microscopists – by examining the publications that connected them.
