Plate III depicts the double reflecting microscope, which is described as having a greater ease of use than John Marshall's (1663-1725) great double microscope. The components and operation are discussed in detail in…

Engraved plate depicts the components of a microscope that can examine opaque objects. Using the compass microscope as a basis for the design, this microscope incorporated a hinged focusing system with a reflector or…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification when examining water from a ditch. Baker reflects on how…

This diagram engraving and accompanying chapter X entitled "To find out the real Size of Objects Seen by Microscopes" gives direction for how objects under magnification can be measured. The circle labeled ABCD…

Described on page sixty one, this plate illustrates a pattern for a box that can be constructed to hold microscope slides containing specimens. The bottom of the box contains a spot for pliers for use with handling the…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification when black pepper is added to water and lies stagnant for…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification and adhering to Lens Palustris or duckweed.

This plate…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates blood cells (figures I & II), arteries (figure III), veins (figure IIII), and platelets (figure V) under magnification.

This…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates a frog's foot (figure I), a fish's tail (figure II) and an example of the leg of a fly/gnat/ant (figure III) under…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates semen from various animals and a human (fig. VII) under magnification.

This plate comes from The Microscope Made Easy by Henry…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification when examining teeth (figure I), along with scabies (figure…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates various substances under magnification. Includes vinegar salts (figure I), salt after adding vinegar to crab eyes (figure II),…

This book popularized the microscope in the 18th century. The first section describes simple and compound microscopes along with how to prepare specimens and calculate their size. The second section introduces the…

First edition of the third and final volume of John Hill's three-volume set entitled A General Natural History. This volume, which focuses on animals, is considered Hill's primary contribution to zoology and includes a…