Explores objects and organisms that can be viewed with a microscope and discusses various kinds of microscopes and microscopy techniques.
Includes electron microscope images and experiments. The companion web site provides links to the recommended web sites described in the book.
Shows how to get the best from various types of microscopes, and suggests projects which reveal the detail of everyday objects.
A fact-packed, beautifully illustrated, all-round introduction to the human body and how it works
Embark on 59 adventures in the natural world: the structures of numerous microscopic animals; what everyday objects really look like at the cellular level; preparing specimens and slides. 142 illustrations.
In nontechnical language and with 199 photographs and drawings, the author clearly explains how a microscope works and what kind to use; preparation and examination of specimens, and much more.
This book peers through the microscope to reveal TINY unimaginable wonders.
Fascinating introduction to the world of single-celled organisms recounts the feeding, reproductive, and defensive strategies employed by an array of curious creatures: amoeba, paramecium, suctorian, hydra, others.
Illustrated throughout with photomicrographs, and complete with a reproducible form for documenting specimens, an in-depth guide explains how to put bugs, water, food, plants and pollen, and even parts of the body (like fingernails) under ...
Greg makes fascinating discoveries about things he finds at home when he looks at them through his new microscope. ‘An accurate and entertaining book for beginning independent readers.' 'BL.
Explores objects and organisms that can be viewed with a microscope and discusses various kinds of microscopes and microscopy techniques.