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Nature, Gardens & Animals

Through a pocket lens

Henry Scherren

174 pages~3 hr 28 min read11 chapters$4.99
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A cheap magnifying lens opens a hidden world in every pond and hedge: water beetles, boatmen, earwigs, and the intricate architecture of a grasshopper's leg. Henry Scherren guides the beginner through small creatures made large by close looking. An invitation to wonder at the miniature. Pick up a pocket lens and start exploring the overlooked.

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11 chapters

  1. 1THROUGH A POCKET LENS
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4CHAPTER I THE POCKET LENS, THE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE, AND SOME SIMPLE APPLIANCES
  5. 5CHAPTER II ARTHROPODS AND THEIR CLASSES.—THE MARGINED WATER BEETLE; THE GREAT WATER BEETLE; THE COCKTAIL BEETLE
  6. 6CHAPTER III COCKROACHES; EARWIGS; THE GREAT GREEN GRASSHOPPER; THE WATER SCORPION; THE WATER BOATMAN; CORIXA.
  7. 7CHAPTER IV SPIDERS, MITES, AND MYRIAPODS
  8. 8CHAPTER V CRUSTACEANS.—PRAWN, SHRIMP, MYSIS, CRABS; AMPHIPODS; ISOPODS
  9. 9CHAPTER VI AQUATIC INSECT LARVAE
  10. 10INDEX
  11. 11FOOTNOTES:
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