THROUGH A POCKET LENS

THROUGH A POCKET LENS
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Download or read book THROUGH A POCKET LENS written by HENRY SCHERREN and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 1897-01-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The object of this little book is to show how much may be seen with an ordinary pocket lens, and with a simple microscope; and, as far as possible, to dispel the idea, far too common, especially among beginners, that no real work can be done unless one has a compound microscope, with a large battery of lenses and an array of ‘accessories.’ It would be easy to multiply quotations, from high authorities, in support of the proposition implied in the foregoing paragraph. Two only must suffice. In a recent review of a very good book dealing with Butterflies and Moths (Natural Science, vol. vi. p. 293), the following passage occurs: ‘The only suggestion we should like to make is that a compound microscope is unnecessary for any of the details that the author mentions. A first-rate platyscopic hand lens is much more convenient and the young naturalist should train himself thoroughly in the use of it. There is no more common error than the undue use of the higher powers of a microscope. Except for the intimate details of histology, a low power or a hand lens is much more easy to use, and its employment gives a much better idea of the structure...

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