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" Medical Section — Comprising those departments of Anatomy? 

 Physiology, Pathology, &c., which require the microscope for their 

 elucidation. 



" Zoological Section — Comprising similar departments in the 

 study of the lower animals. 



" Botanical Section — Devoted to the Microscopical departments 

 of Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology. 



" Inorganic Section — In which the jNIieroscope is applied to the 

 study of unorganised bodies, and of Chemical and Physical 

 Phenomena. 



" Technological Section — Including such applications of the 

 Microscope to the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, as do not 

 strictly belong to any of the previous sections. 



^^ Mechanical Section — Devoted to Microscopical apparatus, 

 manipulation, &c. 



" The sections will be subdivided according to the replies 

 received to this circular ; for example, the Natural History 

 section will have subdivisions for Insects, Infusoria, &c. ; the 

 Botanical will have subdivisions for Algae, Diatomacese, &c., so that 

 any class of objects broadly isolated as microscopical studies will 

 form subsections. 



" Subjects upon which further information is desirable will be 

 referred to these several sections for elaboration. 



" It is perhaps needless to remind our Members that satis- 

 factory progress can only be made when each individual pays 

 special attention to a special department. 



" You will oblige by informing the Secretary to which division 

 or subdivision of Microscopical Science you are willing more 

 particularly to devote yourself. 



" I am, yours truly, 



" T. P. Baekas, Son. Sec. 



" A Microscopical Museum is in process of formation ; the 

 Committee will gladly receive any duplicate specimens you may 

 have at your disposal. As interchange of objects will form one 

 feature in the working of the Museum, several specimens of an 

 object will be acceptable." 



