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The preparation & mounting of microscopic objects
Thomas, 1831?-1876 Davies
A drop of pond water or a section of leaf becomes a permanent wonder under glass. Thomas Davies teaches the craft of preparing and mounting microscopic objects: dry mounts, Canada balsam, and preservative liquids. Practical, precise, and indispensable to the amateur. A working manual for the Victorian microscopist. Learn to capture and keep the tiny marvels revealed beneath the lens. Every technique explained clearly.
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13 chapters
- 1THE PREPARATION MOUNTING OF MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS.
- 2PREFACE.
- 3CONTENTS
- 4THE PREPARATION AND MOUNTING OF MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS.
- 5CHAPTER I. APPARATUS.
- 6CHAPTER II. TO PREPARE AND MOUNT OBJECTS “DRY.”
- 7CHAPTER III. MOUNTING IN CANADA BALSAM.
- 8CHAPTER IV. PRESERVATIVE LIQUIDS, ETC., PARTICULARLY WHERE CELLS ARE USED.
- 9CHAPTER V. SECTIONS AND HOW TO CUT THEM, WITH SOME REMARKS ON DISSECTION.
- 10CHAPTER VI. INJECTION.
- 11CHAPTER VII. MISCELLANEOUS.
- 12INDEX.
- 13Transcriber’s Notes
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