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1	Complete Book of the Microscope more books like this by Kirsteen Rogers (Editor) add to wishlist Winner of the Rhone-Poulenc Junior Science Book Prize, this book is a breathtaking introduction to an extraordinary new dimension. Fantastic photographs, thousands or even millions of times larger than life, reveal the secrets of the micro universe, while step-by-step project ideas and Internet links to recommended websites will help you set off ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| SVS
2	The Microscope more books like this by Maxine Kumin, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator) add to wishlist Relates in rhyme the famous Dutch scientist's penchant for viewing things with a microscope, through which he made remarkable observations. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $82.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Microscope Book more books like this by Shar Levine, David Sovka (Illustrator), Leslie Johnstone add to wishlist Did you know there are fossils in toothpaste? Have you ever seen the cells of an onion skin? Using a microscope, this book aims to help children discover a whole new world that they never knew existed. There are fun experiments using equipment from around the house and garden, from vegetables to rocks, and fish to flowers. Experiments include: ... see all copies from $1.99!
4	How to Think Like a Scientist: Answering Questions by the Scientific Method more books like this by Stephen Kramer, Felicia Bond (Illustrator) add to wishlist A basic introduction to the scientific method of thinking. Topics discussed include how to avoid being misled by information, the incorrect use of data, and how to avoid being manipulated by your own desire for certain results. Illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $3.88! new only from $15.03! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Discovering more books like this by Root-Bernstein add to wishlist "Discovering" is an experimental work. It attempts not merely to look at what scientists do but to get inside their minds to find out how, to see science as the imaginative endeavour of the people who do it. Using a fictional format, the author unveils the discovery process in action through the discussions of six characters who attend a ... see all copies from $5.63! signed copies \| first editions
6	Invisible Worlds: Exploring the Unseen more books like this by Piers Bizony, Jim Al-Khalili add to wishlist What we see, even on the brightest summer's day, is only a fraction of what is really there. But we have been inventing new ways of seeing, delving ever deeper into the invisible world, for more then a century now. We can now 'see' heat, sound and all manner of exotic energies and radiations. We can look deep into our minds and witness fleeting ... see all copies from $3.64! new only from $11.00! \| first editions
7	Microscope: How to Use It and Enjoy It more books like this by Eve Stwertka, Albert Stwertka add to wishlist Discusses the development and operation of microscopes, how to make slides, and the technique to use in studying them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.99!
8	Hunting with the Microscope more books like this by Gaylord Johnson add to wishlist Discusses the selection of a microscope and describes procedure for using it to examine a wide variety of plant and animal specimens. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
9	Microcosmos: Discovering the World Through Microscopic Images from 20 X to Over 22 Million X Magnification more books like this by Brandon Broll (Editor) add to wishlist 205 spectacular full-color images using scanning electron microscopy are used to explore everyday life. Includes informative captions and clear, accessible text the book is organized into six sections. see all copies from $11.98! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
10	Microaliens: Dazzling Journeys with an Electron Microscope more books like this by Howard And Dennis Kunkel Tomb add to wishlist Text and photographs taken with an electron microscope examine such items as bird feathers, fleas, skin, mold, and blood. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis a text for biologists, materials scientists, and geologists more books like this by Goldstein add to wishlist see all copies from $4.11! new only from $89.95! \| first editions
12	Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Electronic Imaging more books like this by Douglas B Murphy add to wishlist This book provides a coherent introduction to the principles and applications of the integrated electron microscope system. It is divided into three sections covering optical principles in diffraction and image formation, basic modes of light microscopy, and components of modern electronic imaging systems and image processing operations. Each ... see all copies from $97.84! new only from $97.84!
13 view cover	Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis more books like this by Mark Staniforth, Joseph Goldstein, Dale E Newbury add to wishlist Providing a comprehensive introduction to the capabilities and use of scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and x-ray spectrometers, this highly acclaimed text emphasizes practical aspects of imaging and analysis for a broad audience of students and practitioners whose backgrounds span a wide range of science and technology. Topics discussed include ... see all copies from $43.49! new only from $66.03! \| SVS
14 view cover	Introduction to C++ for Engineers and Scientists more books like this by Delores M Etter add to wishlist From best-selling engineering computing author Delores Etter, this book presents a consistent methodology for solving engineering problems through an introduction to the fundamental capabilities of C++, the language of choice for many practising engineers and scientists. It introduces the basics of C++ programming, and allows instructors to cover ... see all copies from $13.12! new only from $55.85!
15 view cover	Greg's microscope more books like this by Millicent E Selsam add to wishlist A boy named Greg uses his microscope to get a close look at some common household objects. Three-color illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Invisible World: Early Modern Philosophy and the Invention of the Microscope more books like this by Catherine Wilson add to wishlist In the seventeenth century the microscope opened up a new world of observation, and, according to Catherine Wilson, profoundly revised the thinking of scientists and philosophers alike. The interior of nature, once closed off to both sympathetic intuition and direct perception, was now accessible with the help of optical instruments. The ... see all copies from $24.95! new only from $29.58! \| SVS
17 view cover	Biological Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy more books like this by Audrey M. Glauert, Peter R. Lewis add to wishlist This book contains all the necessary information and advice for anyone wishing to obtain electron micrographs showing the most accurate ultrastructural detail "in thin sections" of any type of biological specimen. The guidelines for the choice of preparative methods are based on an extensive survey of current laboratory practice. For the first ... see all copies from $42.50! new only from $42.50! \| first editions
18	Photography Through the Microscope more books like this by Eastman Kodak Company (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.93! new only from $49.59! \| first editions
19	The Ring of Truth: An Inquiry Into How We Know What We Know more books like this by Philip Morrison, Phylis S Morrison add to wishlist For readers of elegant, accessible science comes The Ring of Truth a companion volume to a national PBS science series from the award-winning producer of Nova and Odyssey. 200 color and 100 black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope more books like this by Stephen Kramer, Dennis Kunkel (Photographer) add to wishlist Taking readers through the lenses of a powerful microscope and examining objects such as a crystal of sugar photographer Kunkel explains how he captures these remarkable images of microscopic life and objects. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	World of the Microscope more books like this by Chris Oxlade, Corinne Stockley add to wishlist The World of the Microscope investigates the enormous variety of objects too small for the eye to see, from insects to microchip circuits. Step-by-step diagrams show how to get the best from a microscope and how to make and keep slides. The book covers different types of microscopes, from magnifying glasses to electron microscopes, and there are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96!
22	The Microverse more books like this by Byron Preiss (Editor) add to wishlist In the same successful format as The Planets and The Universe, here is another spectacular, fully illustrated journal--this time focusing on the small, the microscopic and the nearly invisible. 40 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Light and Electron Microscopy more books like this by Slayter add to wishlist The compound optical microscope, in its various modern forms, is probably the most familiar of all laboratory instruments and the electron microscope, once an exotic rarity, has now become a standard tool in biological and materials research. Both instruments are often used effectively with little knowledge of the relevant theory, or even of how a ... see all copies from $16.15! new only from $57.22! \| SVS
24 view cover	The microscope and how to use it. more books like this by Georg Stehli add to wishlist In nontechnical language and with 199 photographs and drawings, the author clearly explains how a microscope works and what kind to use; preparation and examination of specimens, and much more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Microtomist's Formulary and Guide more books like this by Peter Gray add to wishlist see all copies from $39.95! new only from $132.17! \| first editions

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