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Adventures with a Microscope - by  Richard Headstrom (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Adventures with a Microscope - by Richard Headstrom (Paperback)

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  • With a simple microscope and this book, you can embark on 59 wonderful adventures in the natural world -- make discoveries about the structures of numerous microscopic animals; find out what everyday objects and foods really look like at the cellular level; gain an understanding of how to prepare specimens and slides; and learn about many scientific phenomena such as how a fly can walk upside down on the ceiling.
  • Author(s): Richard Headstrom
  • 272 Pages
  • Science, Life Sciences

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Embark on 59 adventures in the natural world: the structures of numerous microscopic animals; what everyday objects really look like at the cellular level; preparing specimens and slides. 142 illustrations.



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With a simple microscope and this book, you can embark on 59 wonderful adventures in the natural world -- make discoveries about the structures of numerous microscopic animals; find out what everyday objects and foods really look like at the cellular level; gain an understanding of how to prepare specimens and slides; and learn about many scientific phenomena such as how a fly can walk upside down on the ceiling. It's all here in simple-to-understand language and 142 clear line drawings.
The author first examines under the microscope such everyday objects as a human hair, air bubble, scale of a herring, poppy seed and sugar crystal, and then offers through-the-microscope views of such creatures and objects as the water flea, hydra, house fly, amoeba, euglena, volvox, diatoms, desmids, algae, blood corpuscles, honey bee, rotifer, water-mites, potato starch, and other food substances, lichen, paramecium, coffee, sponge, chalk, yeast, bacteria, mustard, pepper, bryozoan, moss, mushroom, molds, cotton, and other textile fibers, ferns, dragon-flies, flea, spider, roots, and other plant structures, paper, aphid, fingerprints, nervous system of the grasshopper, and more.
Richard Headstrom, formerly associated with the New England Museum of Natural History and an experienced teacher and writer on natural science for young people, has made this book simple enough for any beginner at home as well as interesting for more experienced students and lay readers. Enjoyable and instructive, these adventures with a microscope will appeal to all who are curious about what there is to see beyond the range of the naked eye.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.39 Inches (W) x .52 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Life Sciences
Publisher: Dover Publications
Theme: Biology
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Headstrom
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 1977
TCIN: 77716378
UPC: 9780486234717
Item Number (DPCI): 247-59-8011
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.58 pounds
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Q: What age group is this book suitable for?

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Q: How many illustrations are included in the book?

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Q: Who is the author of this book?

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Q: What types of specimens can be prepared using this book?

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  • A: The book guides you on preparing various specimens like human hair, poppy seeds, and microscopic animals for observation.

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Q: What scientific phenomena does the book explain?

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  • A: It explains various scientific phenomena, including how certain creatures, like flies, can walk upside down on surfaces.

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