The microscopist, or, A complete manual on the use of the microscope : for physicians, students, and all lovers of natural science / by Joseph H. Wythes [sic].

  • Wythe, J. H. (Joseph Henry), 1822-1901.
Date:
1851
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Credit: The microscopist, or, A complete manual on the use of the microscope : for physicians, students, and all lovers of natural science / by Joseph H. Wythes [sic]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE Since the employment of achromatic instruments, mi- croscopic research has ceased to be merely an amuse- ment, but has been elevated to the dignity of a science; yet, so far as the author knows, no book has been issued from the American press which would serve as a guide to those desirous of applying themselves to such studies. The present work aims to supply this deficiency. In its preparation the author has aimed less at style than at information. Its matter has been condensed into the smallest possible space, so that it may be, what its title professes, A Complete Manual on the Use of the Micro- scope. It does not supersede the necessity of more elaborate works, especially in the departments of Minute Anatomy and Pathology, but gives directions by which such works may be more profitably employed by the stu- dent. The multiplied labours of many observers have been classified and arranged, and free use has been made