Index for Essays on the Microscope by George Adams

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"Essays on the Microscope" by George Adams is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work presents a comprehensive examination of microscopes, their construction, and improvements, while also delving into the fascinating world of minute organisms, including insects and various microscopic creatures. The book aims to enhance the reader's understanding of how microscopes can be utilized to unveil the intricacies of nature that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye. The opening of the book lays the groundwork by providing a historical context for the invention and development of the microscope, exploring the contributions of early creators and the scientific significance of this instrument. Adams discusses the properties of light and vision, essential for realizing the function of microscopes, while also promising detailed descriptions of various types of microscopes and their applications in studying both living and non-living specimens. The detailed descriptions aim to encourage readers to appreciate the beauty of the minuscule elements of nature through the use of microscopy, stimulating both curiosity and scientific exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

• The Project Gutenberg eBook ofEssays on the Microscope
• CHAP. I.A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE INVENTION AND IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE UPON THE INSTRUMENT CALLED A MICROSCOPE.
• CHAP. II.OF VISION; OF THE OPTICAL EFFECT OF MICROSCOPES, AND OF THE MANNER OF ESTIMATING THEIR MAGNIFYING POWERS.
• OF THE MAGNIFYING POWERS OF THE MICROSCOPE.
• A DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE UPON MR. ADAMS’S LUCERNAL MICROSCOPE. BY THE EDITOR.
• DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSPARENT SOLAR MICROSCOPE AND APPARATUS.Plate VI.Fig. 4, to 14.
• OF THE NECESSARY PREPARATION OF THE MICROSCOPE FOR OBSERVATION.
• CHAP. V.THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY; OF INSECTS IN GENERAL, AND OF THEIR CONSTITUENT PARTS.
• Chapter 9
• DISTINGUISHING CRITERIA OF INSECTS.
• OF THE SILK-WORM.
• OF THE RESPIRATION OF INSECTS.
• OF THE EGGS OF INSECTS.
• OF THE TERMITES, GENERALLY CALLED WHITE ANTS.
• A DESCRIPTIONOFSUNDRY MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS,EXHIBITEDIN SEVERAL PLATES OF THIS WORK.
• OF THE VORTICELLÆ.
• AMETHODICAL DIVISIONOF THEANIMALCULA INFUSORIA.
• Chapter 18
• Chapter 19
• Chapter 20
• ADDITIONAL ANIMALCULA INFUSORIA, EXHIBITED IN PLATE XXVI.
• OF THE WOOD.
• CHAP. XI.AN ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF MINUTE AND RARE SHELLS.—A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF A VARIETY OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, AS THEY APPEAR WHEN VIEWED BY THE MICROSCOPE. BY THE EDITOR.
• CHAP. XII.INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INSECTS—A COPIOUS LIST OF MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS. BY THE EDITOR.
• THE METHOD OF COLLECTING MOTHS, &C. IN THEIR CATERPILLAR STATE.
• ACOPIOUS LISTOFMICROSCOPIC OBJECTS.
• ACATALOGUEOFOptical, Mathematical, and PhilosophicalInstruments,MADE AND SOLD BYW.andS. JONES,[No. 135,]NEXT FURNIVAL’S-INN, HOLBORN, LONDON.
• Transcriber’s Notes
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
• Chapter 30

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