The Romance of the Microscope / An interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history, and development

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I	PAGE
Early Days of the Microscope	17
CHAPTER II
Some Early Microscopists	29
CHAPTER III
The Action of Light	40
CHAPTER IV
The Compound Microscope	50
CHAPTER V
Animal Life in Ponds and Streams	66
CHAPTER VI
Plant Life in Ponds and Streams	83
CHAPTER VII
The Microscope and Plant Life	97
CHAPTER VIII
Animal Life and the Microscope	112
CHAPTER IX
The Study of the Rocks	125
CHAPTER X
The Microscope as Detective	137
CHAPTER XI
Bacteria	152
CHAPTER XII
Medical Work with the Microscope	167
CHAPTER XIII
The Microscope and Agriculture	178
CHAPTER XIV
The Microscope and Insect Life	192
CHAPTER XV
The Microscope by the Seaside—Animal Life	208
CHAPTER XVI
The Microscope by the Seaside—Plant Life	225
CHAPTER XVII
Micro-Telescope and Super Microscope	239
CHAPTER XVIII
Chemistry and the Microscope	248
CHAPTER XIX
Use of the Microscope in Manufactures	260
CHAPTER XX
The Microscope and Camera allied	274
CHAPTER XXI
How the Glass used in Microscopes is made	282
CHAPTER XXII
The Choice and Use of Apparatus	291

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