| Alfred Donné and Léon Foucault: the first applications of electricity and photography to medical illustration. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16766307 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The first electric projecting microscope and the first published photomicrographs harnessed recent technological developments to provide improved methods of medical illustration for educational purposes. Both projects were the work of two Frenchmen. The impetus came from the microscopist Dr Alfred Donné (1801-78), discoverer of trichomonas vaginalis and leukaemia. Implementation was primarily by his medical-student assistant, Léon Foucault (1819-68), who later gained fame as a physicist, especially with his pendulum demonstration of the Earth's rotation. |
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Authors:
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William Tobin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of visual communication in medicine Volume: 29 ISSN: 1745-3054 ISO Abbreviation: J Vis Commun Med Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-06-12 Completed Date: 2006-12-07 Revised Date: 2009-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101254059 Medline TA: J Vis Commun Med Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 6-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Physics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. william.tobin@canterbury.ac.nz |
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Electricity France History, 19th Century Medical Illustration / history* Microscopy / history* Photography |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Alfred Donne; Leon Foucault |
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