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ADRIÁN GARCÍA DE MARINA BAYO AN. R. ACAD. NAC. FARM.
de equipos ópticos, todos ellos utilizados por varias generaciones de estudiantes de
Farmacia y por profesionales farmacéuticos y de otras ramas.
La colección se basa en Técnica Física y explica el nivel de esta disciplina. El
objetivo del trabajo ha sido contribuir al catálogo del Museo de la Farmacia His-
pana; los instrumentos expuestos, no sólo se han descrito, sino que se han estudia-
do y catalogado.
Palabras clave: Instrumentos.— Científicos.— Museo.— Farmacia.
ABSTRACT
Historical collection of scientific instruments from
Spanish Pharmacy Museum of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Madrid
The collection has 453 pieces grouped on 349 instrumental units or stand alone
instruments plus 74 accessories or instrument parts sorted on 27 chapters; and
belonge to the University Complutense.
All of them are settled now on Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University,
Madrid: some come from its preceding Central University and others from San
Fernando College. On the collection we have verify 74 instruments given by diffe-
rent institutions or individuals.
On this paper are described scientific instruments from passed branch of study
«Physical Instruments Applied to Pharmacy» («Cátedra de aparatos de Física apli-
cada a la Farmacia») born at 1892. Therefore this Pharmacy, Physic-Chemistry and
Pharmaceutical Instrumental Analysis instrument collection is singular and has an
outstanding, scientific, teaching and museum value.
Optical instruments domain over electrical instruments, having whole collec-
tion enough apparatus to can sure the high level of Pharmacy studies on the past.
Indeed, this collection preservation results a valuable tool for historical purposes.
On collection are more research physical equipments over teaching equipments.
There is 13,9% of electrical equipments versus 28,1% of optical equipments, all of
them used by several Pharmacy students generations, pharmaceutical and other
professionals.
The collection is based on Technical Physics and explains very well this disci-
pline level. Work approach has been to contribute to Spanish Pharmacy Museum
Catalogue. Included instruments have been described and indeed studied y catalo-
gued.
Key words: Instruments.— Scientific.— Museum.— Pharmacy.
La colección histórica de instrumentos científicos del Museo de
la Farmacia Hispana de la Facultad de Farmacia de Madrid (Univer-
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