microscopes

Discusses the selection of a microscope & describes procedures for using it to examine plant and animal specimens.

Information about different kinds of magnifying instruments and how they are used accompanies pop-up illustrations and photographs showing how ordinary things appear when magnified.

Discusses the development of microscopes and telescopes, how they work, and how to select and use them.

Explores the history of microscopes, discussing their impact on medical science, and introducing some of the people who were critical in the development and use of the instrument.

Explains what atoms are and how they are observed with various types of microscopes.

Discover many insects and their body parts, from caterpillar feet to a fly's eye, as seen through a microscope.

Text and photographs taken with an electron microscope examine such items as bird feathers, fleas, skin, mold, and blood.

Provides a brief history of the microscope and discusses how the microscope works, its parts, the preparation of slides, and how the microscope is used to view various specimens.

Examines, through a microscope, the hidden details of everyday objects such as the fruit in the kitchen and the insects found in the walls.