Author Description

A modern guide aimed at adults and children purchasing and using a microscope for the very first time. Aimed at helping the buyer to choose the right microscope for the age of the intended user and what they may wish to study or simply observe, and then a book to become a complete companion when using the microscope for the first time. Even if the microscope purchased has no handbook, this book will do it! Explains how to select from all the various microscopes on offer, at the cheapest price and the best quality. Explains everything required to receive the microscope, set it up, and start using it quickly and without tears. Teaches, without unexplained jargon, all the parts and controls of the microscope, what they do, and how to maximise its use to study both macro and microscopic organisms and objects. Bang up to date! No hype. Practical information suited to beginners wanting to buy and use a microscope for themselves or as a gift for another adult or younger person. Deliberately concise with illustrations and images produced from budget entry microscopes. Covers the use of Monocular, Stereo, Trinocular, Digital microscopes, and Cell phone microscopes and adaptors for cameras and cell phones. Written by an author who pioneered the use of microscopes by non-professionals through founding the popular hobby site for recreational microscopy: www.microscopy-uk.org.uk