TY - CHAP DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Plate I: Single pocket-microscope T2 - The Microscope Made Easy ID - o7cx5zr AU - Baker, Henry PB - Robert Dodsley CY - London, England DA - 1743/// YR - 1743 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/o7cx5zr AB - Engraved plate depicts the components of James Wilson's (fl. 1702-1710) single pocket-microscope, which is explained in detail in chapter III. Wilson introduced this screw-barrel microscope to the Royal Society in 1702. The sliders were held between springs and could be rotated to bring the object into focus. It reached the height of popularity by 1740 and was supplanted by a microscope with an open stage capable of examining live organisms. This plate comes from The Microscope Made Easy by Henry Baker (1698-1774), a book that 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 reader to microscopy and the laboratory manual. Also includes "Animalcules," or microscopic animals, and anatomical discoveries made with the microscope. KW - Baker, Henry, 1698-1774 KW - Microscopy KW - Textbooks KW - Animalcules KW - Microscopes KW - Wilson, James (fl. 1702-1710) KW - Scientific apparatus and instruments KW - Scientific illustration LA - English ER -