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Through A Microscope: Something Of The Science, Together With Many Curious Observations Indoor And Out, And Directions For A Homemade Microscope (1885) - Softcover

Wells, Samuel; Treat, Mary; Sargent, Frederick Leroy

 
9781167187735: Through A Microscope: Something Of The Science, Together With Many Curious Observations Indoor And Out, And Directions For A Homemade Microscope (1885)

Synopsis

""Through A Microscope: Something Of The Science, Together With Many Curious Observations Indoor And Out, And Directions For A Homemade Microscope"" is a book written by Samuel Wells and published in 1885. The book is a comprehensive guide to the science of microscopy and includes detailed instructions on how to build a homemade microscope. The author covers a wide range of topics related to microscopy, including the history of the microscope, the principles of light and optics, and the various types of microscopes and their uses. In addition to the technical aspects of microscopy, the book also includes many curious observations of the natural world, both indoors and outdoors. The author provides detailed descriptions of the microscopic world, including the structure of plants and animals, the behavior of insects and other small creatures, and the properties of various minerals and crystals. Overall, ""Through A Microscope"" is a fascinating and informative book that provides a unique perspective on the natural world. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in microscopy, science, or the wonders of the natural world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

The Reverend Dr. Sam Wells (Ph.D., Durham University) has been Dean of Duke University Chapel, North Carolina since 2005. His pastoral experience before coming to Duke included a spell as a community worker in inner-city Liverpool. He served four parishes as a Church of England priest from 1991-2005.

In addition to his role at Duke Chapel, Sam is also Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School. He has published six single-author works "Transforming Fate into Destiny" (Carlisle: Paternoster and Eugene: Cascade, 1998); "Community-Led Estate Regeneration and the Local Church" (Cambridge: Grove, 2003); "Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics" (Grand Rapids: Brazos and London: SPCK, 2004); "Gods Companions: Reimagining Christian Ethics" (Oxford, UK and Malden, Massachusetts, 2006) "Power and Passion: Six Characters is Search of Resurrection" (The Archbishop of Canterburys Lent Book 2007, Grand Rapids: Zondervan) and "Speaking the Truth: Preaching in a Pluralistic Culture" (Nashville: Abingdon, 2008)

He has also issued three jointly-edited volumes: "Faithfulness and Fortitude" (with Mark Thiessen Nation, Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2000); "The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics" (with Stanley Hauerwas, Oxford, UK and Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2004) and "Living Out Loud: Conversations about virtue, ethics, and evangelicalism" (Paternoster, 2010)

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