Chapter 3 - Bibliography

Bradbury, S. 1980. Getting the best out of your micrscope. Royal Microscopical Society Proceedings 15: 270–279. A concise and valuable set of tips and explanations.

Davidson, M. W. 1991. A photography primer. The Science Teacher 58(7): 12–18. This nontechnical, well-illustrated paper gives practical information about adapting the microscope for polarized and reflected light as well as photography.

Delly, J. G. 1988. Photography through the Microscope. Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY. This is a beautifully illustrated pamphlet that concentrates primarily on photomicrography but has an excellent discussion of the principles of light microscopy, Koehler illumination, filters, dark-field, and polarizing methods.

Gage, S. H. 1920. The Microscope. Comstock Publishing Co., Ithaca, NY. Originally published in 1908, this book is a testament to how sophisticated microscopes were even in the early 1900s. Packed with information about microscopy and histological preparations, it is still extremely useful.

Lacey, A. J. (ed.). 1989. Light Microscopy in Biology: A Practical Approach. IRL Press/Oxford University Press, New York. This is a very sophisticated, but readable, volume that includes an such excellent chapter on the principles of light microscopy. Other chapters are on specialized techniques as immunochemistry, fluorescence, and video microscopy.

Needham, G. H. 1968. The Microscope: A Practical Guide. Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL. This older volume has lost none of its usefulness. The illustrations are clear, the language straightforward, and the basic information will always be relevant.

Sluder, G. and D. E. Wolf (eds.). 1998. Methods in Cell Biology. Vol. 56, Video Microscopy. Academic Press, San Diego. A sophisticated volume that helps make sense of terms and techniques in microscopy.