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Usborne Complete Books
Complete Book Of The Microscope - Usborne
-- These books open up worlds inaccessible to the naked eye
-- Fascinating yet practical beginner's guides with an abundance of amazing photographs and realistic illustrations
-- Include clearly explained activities, experiments and projects
96 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 1998
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August 3, 2025
Incomplete, says this microscopist. ;) Should have had twice the pages or more, and more on historical oculars and early scopes (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek! Likely spelled that wrong..), and a full atlas of different bacteria at various magnifications using various techniques, and then a whole chonky chapter on the limits of resolution... It's a shortish coffee-table sort of read. Waiting room length book. Wanted a lot more photos of germs.
July 11, 2020
A nice Usborne book about the microsope.
April 6, 2021
Good manual for the beginners
December 19, 2020
Eye captivating photos of microscopic matter and organisms with internet links.
Great classroom library book for 2nd through 6th grade. Even though a 2nd grader would probably not be able to read this on their own, the pictures would certainly be worth looking at. The internet links add to what kids can learn from it. Good text to include in a class introducing microscopes.
Great classroom library book for 2nd through 6th grade. Even though a 2nd grader would probably not be able to read this on their own, the pictures would certainly be worth looking at. The internet links add to what kids can learn from it. Good text to include in a class introducing microscopes.
March 29, 2011
Absolutely LOVED the photos in this book!!
November 5, 2011
I want to own this book! Get a microscope for Christmas and this book and be prepared for exploration of the miniature world around us. Amazing.
June 15, 2015
Interesting informations about our surrounding world.
June 3, 2024
This is a great introduction to the microscopic world. It can be read on its own, but it would be even better if you had a microscope to go with it.
August 5, 2015
Contains stunning photos of the microscopic world.
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