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THAT there has been a call for a fifth edition of this book we can well understand, as it gives an excellent introduction to all branches of microscopy. In the opening chapters the mechanics and optics of the microscope are described, and instructions are given on the general method of using the instrument, illumination, drawing and measuring apparatus, and for tests of the optical system.
Modern Microscopy: a Handbook for Beginners and Students.
By M. I. Cross Martin J. Cole. Fifth edition, revised and rearranged by Herbert F. Angus. Pp. x + 315. (London: Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1922.) 10s. 6d. net.
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Modern Microscopy: a Handbook for Beginners and Students . Nature 111, 217 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111217a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/111217a0