The Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science, 1888, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science, 1888, Vol. 1 I am certain that you all agree with me how grateful we ought to be to our Secretary for the trouble and care he takes in its issue and in the welfare of the Society, and feel that it is our bounden duty to assist him in this task to the utmost of our ability. Perhaps one of the best ways of doing this would be to try and get more new members, which ought to be done pretty easily, as our subscription is very small, and we occupy a position with reference to microscopy which ought to be most serviceable and agreeable to many of us quiet students of nature. Our method of communication being by post, we are enabled to reach all parts of the kingdom with great facility, and thus being brought into direct Communication with each other are able to mutually assist members both in theory and practice. It seems super¿uous to remind microscopists of the great charms of the study of the infinitely little, but as there may be some present who have not engaged in that study, perhaps those familiar with microscope work will allow me brie¿y to summarise what are some of its great attractions. Microscopical work is one of those studies which can be pursued everywhere, for there is no place where objects for study may not be found, added to which it is quite independent of the weather or of the time of day, as artificial light can always be used, and in fact many microscopists seldom use any other. Then it is a silent work, and disturbs no one, and requires but a small space for the apparatus. It also tends to develop habits of care and neatness, as the smallest speck of dirt shows most prominently under the lens, and without neatness it is impossible to keep the instrument in order, much more so to make any accurate Observations. Again, the patient investigation required, the measuring and drawing of those objects under examination, create very careful habits of observation, which react on the observer and make him more careful in other matters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.