CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGE 



A SIMPLE DESCRIPTION OF THE MICROSCOPE . . 11 



CHAPTER II 



ILLUMINATING APPARATUS AND SOURCES OS ILLUMINATION . 26 



CHAPTER III 



APPARATUS FOE HOLDING SPECIMENS .... 50 



CHAPTER IV 



SUNDRY APPARATUS ... .... 67 



CHAPTER V 



OBJECT GLASSES AND EYEPIECES 



CHAPTER VI 



THE MICROSCOPE STAND 



76 



. 92 



CHAPTER VII 



THE MICROSCOPE AS A RECREATION 125 



INDEX 



143 



