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The Solar Microscope; Sun-Powered Revelations of the Invisible World . A contemporary explanation of the brilliant optical contraption that projected microscopic life onto the wall like a magic show. By Dionysius Lardner. A complete article printed in 1855.
Sunlight as Microscope: Lardnerâs Tour of the Invisible World
Published by Walton and Maberly, London, 1855
- Softcover
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Explains how sunlight is harnessed to magnify minute objects for study. 8 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without a title page. This particular trial repor…t has been removed from a volume of Lardner's Museum of Science & Art and is now preserved in a modern loose card cover - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 11 x 18 cms. Category: Museum of Science & Art; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).