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Autore |
Croft William J |
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Titolo |
Under the microscope [[electronic resource] ] : a brief history of microscopy / / William J. Croft |
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Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-92786-4 |
9786611927868 |
981-277-490-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Collana |
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Series in popular science ; ; v. 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Microscopy - History |
Optics - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword; Contents; Chapter I Light and the Ancient Greeks; Chapter II Early Microscopies; Chapter III Early Microscopists; Chapter IV Polarized Light and Crystals; Chapter V The Polarizing Microscope; Chapter VI Reflected Light Microscopy; Chapter VII Particles and Waves; Chapter VIII The Electron Microscope; Interactions with Matter; Biology; Resolution; Electron Diffraction; Endnote; Chapter IX The Scanning Electron Microscope; The Electron Source; The Lens System; The Electron Collector; The Image; Backscattered Electrons (BSEs); Environmental SEM; Microlithography |
Chapter X Chemical Composition from MicroscopyOptical Microscopy; Electrons Atoms and X-Rays; EPMA; X-Ray Detection; Qualitative Analysis; Quantitative Analysis; Elemental Mapping; Materials; Chapter XI Scanning Probe Microscopies; Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM); Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy (SNOM); Confocal Microscopy; Chapter XII Acoustic Microscopy; Imaging; Microscopy; Chapter XIII Future Microscopies; Further Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a brief history of the development of microscopy, from the use of beads and water droplets in ancient Greece, through the simple magnifying glass, to the modern compound microscope. The |
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