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

Abstract

This hardcover book is the second edition of An introduction to microscopy by means of light, electrons, x-rays, or ultrasound, by Theodore George Rochow and Eugene George Rochow (New York: Plenum, 1978). The second edition is longer (455 pp. vs. 367 pp.) and contains four new chapters. The book is not intended to be encyclopedic; 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 main chapter headings are: 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 electron diffraction; 16) Emission microscopies; 17) X-ray microscopy; 18) Acoustic microscopy; 19) Image collection, analysis, and reconstruction by computer; 20) Specimen preparation.