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From the
Archives, 15 years ago the January 2010
issue.
Sadly a number of
contributors below have passed away: Brian
Johnston, Robert Pavlis, Ted Clarke,
Richard Howey.
Using 3D
modelling to assist microscopy study
- Mol
Smith (UK) starts his multi-part series on
illustrating the value of virtual 3D models
to encourage an interest in microscopic and
macroscopic life.
The
microscope of a shoeless doctor
-
Manuel del Cerro (USA) and Lazarus Triarhou
(Greece) share a humbling essay on the type
of microscope one doctor had to use
during the Chinese 'Cultural Revolution'.
A
close-up view of the wild flower
pine-apple weed -
Brian Johnston (Canada) illustrates that a
modest weed can have
interesting features on the macro and
microscopic scale.
Joseph
Bourgogne, microscopist (ca. 1810 – after
1879) - Brian Stevenson
(USA) shares an illustrated essay on this
well known slide preparer.
The
Vickers M75 microscope -
David Harries (UK) describes and illustrates
the features of this well engineered
microscope from a famous UK maker.
Optical
differences between telescopes and
microscopes - Robert Pavlis (USA)
provides a valuable overview on their
differences. (Links to article in Acrobat®
pdf format.)
Amoeba
holiday - Wim van Egmond
(Netherlands) presents an attractively
illustrated fantasy based on an amoeba in a
winter pond.
Testing
two Olympus "relief phase contrast"
objectives on an Olympus inverted
microscope. Comparison with Hoffman
modulation contrast (and DIC)
- Daniel
Nardin (France) compares a less
well known but intriguing technique
with more familiar methods.
A
special tropical island beach - Hugo
Mitchell-Tapping (USA) describes and
illustrates the microscopic detail
responsible for a beautiful white
Caribbean island beach which is
composed of 'ooids'. (Links to article in
Acrobat® pdf format.)
Experiments
using water immersion objectives
- Ted
Clarke (USA) describes his studies of live
freshwater organisms such as diatoms using
the popular LOMO objectives.
Microscopic
recipes to celebrate the new year: A
playful fantasy - Richard
Howey (USA) shares a light hearted essay for
the new year.
A
close-up view of the toad lily -
Brian Johnston (Canada) illustrates the
macro and microscopic features of this
attractive flowering plant.
The
novitiate's odyssey part 3. A few words on
creation
- G. Joseph Wilhelm (USA) describes his
engineering project to build a stage, stand
and condenser mount for a Zeiss GFL
limb and setup external lighting.
Notes on
exploring two old slides labelled
'Nitzschia singalensis' and 'Nitzschia
singalense' ... a tough classic 'test
diatom' - David
Walker (UK) finds that two old microscope
slides of a diatom species proved to be a
very challenging subject and
have a fascinating background
literature.
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