Overview

Up to about twenty-five years ago, virtually the entire field of microscopy could be overseen and even practized by any active research worker. The rapid evolution which microscopy in its broadest sense has since undergone and which has contributed greatly to our insight in many fields of biological science and medicine has, however, lead to a progressive specialisation. Both experienced investigators in clinical and biological laboratories and post­ graduate students, confronted with a limited number of microscopic tech­ niques in their daily research work, have increasing difficulty in keeping (or obtaining) a general idea of the many time-honoured and new possibilities which microscopy has to offer. This book has been written with the aim of presenting general informa­ tion on light microscopic techniques, at a level somewhere in between booklets like those provided by microscope manufacturers (which are often too much focussed on the production program of a particular make) and very advanced treatises with a thorough mathematical treatment of all phenomena concerned. The physically oriented texts moreover often do not sufficiently take into account the practical situation in a medical or biolog­ ical laboratory; on the other hand, the value of really understanding what one is doing in using a microscopic technique is often underestimated. At­ tempt has been made, therefore, to present sufficient background informa­ tion necessary for a rational application of the different microscopical tech­ niques in their mutual relationship.

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Author:   J. James
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9789401014168

ISBN 10:   9401014167
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   12 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I: Conventional techniques of microscopic observation.- 1 Some Essentials of Geometrical Optics.- 2 From Optical Principle to a Practical Instrument.- 3 Objectives.- 4 Eyepieces or Oculars.- 5 Relation of Objective and Eyepiece.- 6 Condenser and Illumination.- 7 Specimen, Microscope and Observer; Microscopy in Practice.- II: Advanced techniques of microscopy.- 8 Special Techniques of Illumination.- 9 Special Techniques of Image Formation.- 10 Recording and Reproduction of Microscopic Images.- 11 Measurements with the Microscope.- 12 Microscopy with Invisible Electromagnetic Radiation.- Appendix I Table of refractive indices.- Appendix II Four-lingual vocabulary of some commonly used technical terms in microscopy.

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