Jung's Thoma microtome


Illustration from The Microscope and its revelations seventh edition published in 1891. Info from wiki: A microtome (from the Greek mikros, meaning "small", and temnein, meaning "to cut") is a tool used to cut extremely thin slices of material, known as sections. Important in science, microtomes are used in microscopy, allowing for the preparation of samples for observation under transmitted light or electron radiation.


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