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Traces the history of the microscope, looks at how the first specimens were prepared by Antony van Leeuwenhoek in the seventeenth century, and describes how the microscope has shaped the development of science
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Single Lens : The Story of the Simple Microscope [Brian Bracegirdle's copy]
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Heinemann, London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0434268445
ISBN 13: 9780434268443
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Hardcover
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Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ), Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. x, 182 pages. Microscopical historian Brian Bracegirdle's copy with his bookplate on the front pastedown. A well read copy with bumped corners, and overall wear. A nice association. Boards. Brian Ford is an entertaining writer and also lecturer - if you have a chance see one of his InterMicro 'Evenings with Brian Ford' in Chicago sometime (see the McCrone Institute for more information - great microscopical resource). Seller Inventory # 29153
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SINGLE LENS. The Story of the Simple Microscope.
Published by
Heinemann, 1985., 1985
ISBN 10: 0434268445
ISBN 13: 9780434268443
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
1st edition. Royal 8vo. x + 182pp. B/w. illustrations. Light yellowing to margins of pages, ownership inscription to front f.e.p., original boards, d/w. slightly rubbed to edges. ISBN 0434268445 US$12. Seller Inventory # 164317
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SINGLE LENS. The Story of the Simple Microscope.
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William Heinemann, London, 1985., 1985
ISBN 10: 0434268445
ISBN 13: 9780434268443
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Hardcover
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
8vo, 182pp, black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 110071