Issue 26: December 1997
A Happy Christmas and New Year to all our readers
Next update January 13th
with topical news throughout the month
Next update January 13th
| Volvox - the jewel of the pond |
| Camille Sebastien Nachet - some examples of this famous microscope makers work |
| Pond fairies - the freshwater bryozoa Plumatella repens |
| Birth of a rotifer - 'captured' on video stills |
| Making dark-field illumination is easy - an introduction to this versatile and beautiful illumination technique |
| Samworth's Snippets - further experiments with cross polars |
| Home-made hand microtomes - two practical approaches |
| Art Deco diatoms - stunning images of these attractive algae |
| Experiments with a miniature CCD camera - for video microscopy |
| 'Through a Pocket Lens' by Henry Scherren 1897 - a book review ... a 100 years too late! |
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