Books on microscopy?

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:00 pm

I visited my local library recenty in the hope of finding a god book on microscopy to read, and the only one they had was in the kids section!
Now normally one can request a book to be ordered and they will bring it in from another library, but I dont know the names or authors of any such books. I remembr reading a few years ago but my memory's not that good

So I was hoping for some recommendations for me to go hunt for-I'm thinking along the lines of pond life under the microscope,rotifers, cilliates etc.
(Im sure theres a book out there with the title Adventures through the microscope or something similar)

Cheers all
Larry

Thomas Ashcraft · Post by **Thomas Ashcraft** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:32 am

Hopefully your broader library system has Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa by D. J. Patterson. This is a fine 223 page key to identifying protozoa and also has an introduction to using the light microscope and methodologies for collecting and culturing samples, and lots of other good information.

Tom in New Mexico

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:25 am

Don't know about books, but a quick "Google" found these links to web pages:-

http://www.microscopyu.com/moviegallery ... index.html

http://silkentent.com/gus1911/RonPond.htm

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/mic ... acoda.html

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ind ... index.html

Some microscope movies here on the right if you scroll down a bit:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOBTTna7t-o

DaveW

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:16 pm

Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa by D. J. Patterson. This is a fine 223 page key to identifying protozoa

Thanks for that,will have to look for than one!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:44 pm

DaveW wrote:

Some microscope movies here on the right if you scroll down a bit:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOBTTna7t-o

DaveW

Yea, a couple of mine are there Dave.

Garry DeLong · Post by **Garry DeLong** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:26 pm

Unfortunately, the guidebook of my youth seems to no longer be in print: TL Jahn--How to Know the Protoza

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:17 pm

Garry DeLong wrote: Unfortunately, the guidebook of my youth seems to no longer be in print: TL Jahn--How to Know the Protoza

I believe that's been reworked into the 2nd edition, 1979, still in print.

As of today Amazon has spiral-bound new for $48.75, used from $29.75. Search for jahn protozoa or try this link.

--Rik