'A list of two thousand microscopic objects' book by Andrew Pritchard, England, 1835
Written by Andrew Pritchard (1804-82), a microscopist and spectacle maker, this book lists numerous animals and plants that have been viewed underneath a microscope. Pritchard was more of an optician, spectacle maker and salesman than a bi-ologist and so the book was aimed mainly at the interested amateur. It sold for 1 shilling (just over £4 today.) The book also gave ideas for specimens to view under the microscope, how to do so accurately and how to label specimens of natural history, botany and mineralogy correctly.
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A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. Usually continuous printing or writing.
The use of microscopes to study objects or samples. The three major types of microscopy are optical, electron and scanning probe microscopy.