Schweigger's Perimeter
Schweigger's Perimeter
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- Description
- A perimeter is an instrument used to examine the retina. Karl Ernst Theodor Schweigger (1830-1905), a German ophthalmologist, introduced a hand-held model in 1889. According to Stoelting, this from was used by “the United States Surgeon General’s office and in many of the Psychological Laboratories of educational institutions for experimental work.”
- Ref: C. H. Stoelting Co., Psychological and Physiological Apparatus and Supplies (Chicago, 1930), p. 19.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Perimeter
- Other Terms
- Perimeter; Diagnostic Medicine
- date made
- 1900-1940
- used at
- Cornell University
- maker
- C. H. Stoelting Company
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5.1 cm x 32.1 cm x 19 cm; 2 in x 12 5/8 in x 7 1/2 in
- ID Number
- MG.300427.030
- catalog number
- 300427.030
- accession number
- 300427
- Credit Line
- Cornell University Department of Psychology
- subject
- Science & Scientific Instruments
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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