Introduction to Microscopy by Means of Light, Electrons, X Rays, or Acoustics

Following three printings of the First Edition (1978), the publisher has asked for a Second Edition to bring the contents up to date. In doing so the authors aim to show how the newer microscopies are related to the older types with respect to theoretical resolving power (what you pay for) and resolution (what you get). The book is an introduction to students, technicians, technologists, and scientists in biology, medicine, science, and engineering. It should be useful in academic and industrial research, consulting, and forensics; how ever, the book is not intended to be encyclopedic. The authors are greatly indebted to the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University at Raleigh for support from the administration there for typing, word processing, stationery, mailing, drafting diagrams, and general assistance. We personally thank Joann Fish for word process ing, Teresa M. Langley and Grace Parnell for typing services, Mark Bowen for drawing graphs and diagrams, Chuck Gardner for photographic ser vices, Deepak Bhattavahalli for his work with the proofs, and all the other people who have given us their assistance. The authors wish to acknowledge the many valuable suggestions given by Eugene G. Rochow and the significant editorial contributions made by Elizabeth Cook Rochow.

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The authors have completely revised and updated their work to account for new technologies and techniques.

Zusammenfassung
from a review of the First Edition:
`I can thoroughly recommend this book as being especially helpful to those involved in biological, medical, chemical, or fiber research, or indeed any environment involving microscopies, being qualitative, thorough, and up-to-date, but not too technical in its approach.'
Optica Acta

Inhalt

1. A Brief History of Microscopy.- 2. Definitions, Attributes of Visibility, and General Principles.- 3. Simple and Compound Light Microscopes.- 4. Compound Microscopes Using Reflected Light.- 5. Microscopy with Polarized Light.- 6. Microscopical Properties of Fibers.- 7. Microscopical Properties of Crystals.- 8. Confocal Scanning Light Microscopy.- 9. Micrography.- 10. Contrast: Phase, Amplitude, and Color.- 11. Interference Microscopy.- 12. Microscopical Stages.- 13. Fourier Transform Infrared Microscopy.- 14. Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electron Diffraction.- 15. Scanning Electron Microscopy and Compositional Analysis.- 16. Emission Microscopies.- 17. X-Ray Microscopy.- 18. Acoustic Microscopy.- 19. Image Collection, Analysis, and Reconstruction by Computer.- 20. Specimen Preparation.- References.- Author Index.