The Optical Performance of the Light Microscope: Part One: Geometrical Optical Aspects of Image Formation WITH Part Two : Physical Aspects of Image Formation

Zieler, H. Wolfgang

Published by Microscope Publications Ltd, London, England and Chicago, Illinois

About this Item

Both volumes 8vo, with publisher's light green paper boards with gilt lettering. Both volumes bright and clean internally. Volume One: xi, [1], 102, [xiii]-xxii, [3] pages. Overall light fading to the boards (as normal). A first printing, first edition, from 1972. No ISBN number. Volume Two: xi, [1], 110 pages. Several puncture marks in the front board not affecting textblock and several minor splotches to the boards. First published in 1974, this is a second printing from April 1980. ISBN 0904962024. Boards. Volumes 14 and 15 in the Microscope Series. Volume One contains chapters on refraction and reflection of light, formation of images by lenses, image formation by the microscope, the illumination system, optical defects of images and their correction, performace characteristics of objectives oculars and condensors, and conclusion and index. Volume Two contains chapters on the Physical Nature of Light, Image formation of self-luminous objects, image formation of non-self-luminous objects: unidirectional illumination, image formation of non-self-luminous objects: multidirectional illumination, resolving power and limit of useful magnification, using the microscope to the limit of its capacity, conclusion and index. published 1972 (first edition), Vol 2, 110 pages, published 1974 originally (this is a 1980 reprint).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Optical Performance of the Light Microscope: Part One: Geometrical Optical Aspects of Image Formation WITH Part Two : Physical Aspects of Image Formation
• Publisher: Microscope Publications Ltd, London, England and Chicago, Illinois
• Binding: Boards
• Condition: Very Good
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  • Microscopy