CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE. 



§ i- 55 — The Microscope and its Parts — Demonstration of the Function 



of each Part. Figures of Laboratory Microscopes, 1-32 



CHAPTER II. 



\ 56-119— Lighting and Focusing, Manipulation of Dry, Adjustable, and 

 Immersion Objectives; Care of the Microscope and of the 

 Eyes, 33-79 



CHAPTER III. 

 §120-144 — Interpretation of the Appearances under the Microscope, . . . 80-91 



CHAPTER IV. 

 \ 145-167— Magnification of the Microscope ; Micrometry, 92-108 



CHAPTER V. 

 I 168-178— Drawing with the Microscope 109-119 



CHAPTER VI. 



\ 179-218 — Micro-spectroscope and Micro-polariscope ; Use and Applica- 

 tion, 120-139 



CHAPTER VII. 



\ 219-322— Slides and Cover-glasses ; Mounting; Isolation; Sectioning by 

 the Collodion and Paraffin Methods ; Labeling and Storing 

 Microscopical Preparations ; Preparation of Reagents ; Ex- 

 periments in Micro-chemistry, 140-182 



CHAPTER VIII. 



§ 322-351 — Photo-micrography and the Photography of Natural History 



Specimens in a Horizontal Position with a Vertical Camera, . 183-209 



APPENDIX. 



\ 352-370 — The use of Abbe's Test-Plate and Apertometer, 210 



Testing Homogeneous Liquids ; Experimental Determination 

 of the Equivalent Focus of Objectives and Oculars ; Prepara- 

 tion of Diagrams ; Preparation of Drawings for Photo-engrav- 

 ing, 213-219 



BOOKS AND PERIODICALS 220-225 



INDEX 227-237 



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