On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:25:57 +0200, "Lesley Robertson"
<l.a.robertson at tnw.tudelft.nl> wrote:
>I've recently started scanning the huge collection of glass negatives from
>the Delft School Archives and have been amazed at the quality of late 19th
>century pictures of microorganisms. I'm accustomed to the beautiful quality
>of portraits and landscapes from the period, but to find bacteria, yeasts
>and protozoa in such detail was a bit of a surprise.
>>Can anyone suggest a decent book or other source about the history of
>photography through the microscope?
>Lesley Robertson
>http://www.beijerinck.bt.tudelft.nl>
I have "Microscope and its use" by Munoz & Charipper. It covers
modern microscope, illumination, microtome, stereoscopic microscope,
metallurgical microscope and polarizing microscope. It was printed by
Chemical Publishing Co, Inc. Brooklyn, NY, 1943. I suspect, however,
that it is out of print.
Gary Gaugler, Ph.D.
Microtechnics, Inc.
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916.791.8191
gary at microtechnics dot com
