In 1849 this call could be heard through the streets of Dublin and, believe it or not, there were twelve men who answered. These gentlemen with a love for all things microscopic gathered together and formed the Dublin Microscopical Club. Members of the Dublin Microscopical Club dated 1865 Some of it's members can be seen in the photo above. Among this group are the following prominent Irish naturalists Edward Percival Wright (Club's Honorary Secretary) second from right David Moore (first Curator of Dublin's Botanic Gardens) second from left, slightly blurred William Archer (one of the Club's 12 founding members) third from right George James Allman second from left, seated James Townsend Mackay a Scottish botanist who lived in Ireland William Thompson Ross type microscops Powell & Lealand type microscope There are a variety of microscopes on the table, two of which have been named as the Ross and Powell ...