Common Objects of the Microscope (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Wood, J. G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440072299 ISBN 13 : 9781440072291

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the miniature world with an affordable, practical introduction to microscopy.

This approachable handbook guides new readers through the basics of the microscope and its everyday uses. It explains how to build or improvise simple equipment at low cost and shows how to study a wide range of natural objects—from pond life to tiny plant and animal structures—without advanced lab gear. The goal is to help beginners discover and enjoy microscopic observing, while keeping expectations realistic about what can be shown with modest tools.

What you’ll experience:
- Clear, user-friendly explanations of how the microscope works and how to start observing right away
- Step-by-step ideas for assembling simple apparatus and preparing specimens without expensive supplies
- A guided tour of common objects across plant, animal, and mineral kinds, with hands-on techniques
- Practical notes on preparing, mounting, and examining tiny structures to foster confident, patient exploration

Ideal for readers new to microscopy, families, and hobbyists who want a solid, low-cost entry into the world of tiny life and tiny details.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
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The task of revising and bringing up to date a work which has been the guide, philosopher, and friend of thousands of commencing microscopists has been, in the present case, one of no small difficulty. On the one hand, there was the natural desire to interfere as little as possible with the original work ; and on the other, the necessity of rendering available, to some extent at least, the enormous advance in every department which has taken place in the thirty-six years which have elapsed since the work was first offered to the public. The reviser has done his best not only to fulfil these two objects, but to keep in view the original purpose of the book.
In the popular department of pond-life especially, about fifty new illustrations have been added, mostly from the reviser's own notebook sketches. The whole of the botanical part has been revised by one

Table of Contents

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440072299
• ISBN 13: 9781440072291
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 258
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