MICROSCOPE

ROSS ANDREW

ISBN 10: 9359959707 / ISBN 13: 9789359959702

Published by Double 9 Books, 2023

Seller Inventory # NWUS9789359959702

Synopsis:

"The Microscope" is a seminal paintings authored by Andrew Ross, a outstanding English optician and microscope maker of the 19th century. This comprehensive e-book is a sizable contribution to the sphere of microscopy and clinical instrumentation. In this pioneering paintings, Ross delves into the principles, production, and realistic packages of microscopes. He offers distinctive insights into the design and mechanics of microscopes, in conjunction with instructions on how to use them successfully for clinical statement and research. "The Microscope" not handiest serves as a treasured guide for the ones inquisitive about microscopy but also highlights the essential role of microscopes in advancing medical understanding. Ross's meticulous descriptions and illustrations of microscope components and techniques made microscopy greater handy to a broader audience, inclusive of scientists, naturalists, and students. Moreover, Ross's work reflects the enthusiasm and curiosity of the generation's clinical network, as microscopes were instrumental in coming across previously unseen worlds and phenomena. His book contributed to the popularization of microscopy and the speedy advancements in organic and medical research throughout the nineteenth century. "The Microscope" via Andrew Ross stays a undying aid for anybody inquisitive about the history and realistic applications of microscopes.

About the Author: Andrew Ross (born 1956) is a social activist and analyst of Scottish origin who teaches at New York University (NYU). He has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Newsweek, and Al Jazeera, as well as authored and edited numerous books. Much of his writing focuses on labor, the urban environment, and work organization, ranging from the Western world of business and high-tech to offshore labor conditions in the Global South. His writing, which employs both social theory and ethnography, analyzes the human and environmental costs of economic progress. Ross was born and raised in the Scottish Lowlands. He worked in the North Sea oil fields after graduating from the University of Aberdeen in 1978. In 1984, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He joined the Princeton University faculty in 1985 and departed in 1993 to become the Director of the Graduate Program in American Studies at New York University. In 2001-2002, he was awarded a Guggenheim scholarship. She has worked as a researcher at Cornell University and Shanghai University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: MICROSCOPE
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: NEW