Syracuse dish

A Syracuse dish or Syracuse watch glass is a shallow, circular, flat-bottomed dish of thick glass. Usually, it is 67 mm in outer diameter and 52 mm in inner diameter.[1]

Background

Nathan Cobb, one of the pioneers of nematology in the United States, was the first who suggested using the syracuse dish for counting nematodes in 1918.[2]

Uses

It is used as laboratory equipment in biology for either storage or culturing.[3]

References

1. "Syracuse Dish". www.flinnsci.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
2. Huettel, R.; Golden, A.; Ellington, Donna (2018-02-06). "Nathan Augustus Cobb: The Father of Nematology in the United States; and Nathan Cobb's Publications". Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology.
3. "Syracuse Dish". www.flinnsci.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.