Spermatozoa of a mouse. Photomicrograph by Léon Foucault, 1844.

  • Foucault, Léon, 1819-1868.
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1844
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578805i
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Spermatozoa of a mouse. Photomicrograph by Léon Foucault, 1844. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1844

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1 photograph : daguerreotype photomicrograph, silver on copper ; sheet 9.5 x 12.8 cm

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Fait par Léon Foucault en 1844, signé Lettering on mount verso

References note

Julia Bärnighausen und Christiane Stahl, 'Von Froschzungen und Blutkörperchen: Léon Foucaults Mikro-Daguerreotypien auf der Spur', Rundbrief Fotografie, 2020, 27(2): 8-21 (this work listed on p. 15)

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Wellcome Collection 578805i

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