microscopes

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.

"A celebration of the hidden beauty & variety of microscopic imagery."--Back cover.

Describes various types of microscopes and how they function in helping us see details of the living and non-living world that are invisible to the naked eye.

The concept of magnification is discussed along with some scientific instruments that use it.

Examines, through microscopic photographs of everyday objects, the hidden details of our everyday world.

Provides microscopic views of the human body, plants and fungi, paper, insects, rocks and crystals, and other objects, and includes a history of microscopes, and activities.

Provides a look at all sorts of things that can be seen only through microscopes. Includes photographic reproductions of actual microscopic images.

Discusses the history and development of the microscope and the unseen world which it has made available for our study.