Half-Hours With the Microscope: A Popular Guide to the Use of the Microscope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edwin Lankester

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267695284 ISBN 13: 9780267695287

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the hidden world under your lens with clear, practical guidance.

This popular guide walks you through using the microscope at the pond’s edge and beyond. It combines approachable instruction with vivid plates of diatoms, desmids, algae, and single-celled animals, plus easy experiments you can perform at home.

From preparing slides and mounting specimens to identifying tiny life forms like Volvocx, Euglena, and Ameba, you’ll learn hands-on techniques that make the microscope approachable for beginners and enjoyable for curious readers of all ages.

• How to prepare and clean slides to reveal minute structures
• Identification tips for common pond life and microscopic plants
• Step-by-step methods for mounting delicate specimens in balsam or fluids
• Simple experiments and observations you can do with readily available materials

Ideal for curious readers and budding naturalists who want a practical, illustrated entry into microscopy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267695284
• ISBN 13: 9780267695287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 166