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Van Heurck, Henri

The Microscope: Its Construction and Management. Including Technique, Photo-Micrography, and the Past and Future of the Microscope

1893

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Year of publication
1893
Place of printing
London. Crosby Lockwood and Son
Author
Van Heurck, Henri
Edition
First edition in English.
Keyword
History of Science & Technology microscopes
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [29 x 21 cm; xv, 382 pp, engraved frontis of author, plate, about 250 superb illustrations, mostly of microscopes and related equipment, index`. original pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt picture of microscope on cover, gilt title lettering, top edge gilted, cover stained, light wear, internal hinge cracked & repaired, some leaves stained in margin including frontis, good reading copy. A picture of Translated from the French by Wynne E. Baxter and augmented by the author. Notable for its fine illustrations of microscopes and related equipment including camera lucida, polarizing apparatus, spectroscope, etc, projection microscopes, as well as detailed explanations on their uses. A massive and large format work.