Comments on: Enjoy classic illustrations of the micro world, for free

By: Gyrofrog

Gyrofrog — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Last week I was at a trade show, and the booth across from us had a video microscope. At first they demonstrated circuit boards, y’know, things one might actually use with a video microscope. Then they changed it to cockroaches, bedbugs, some insect that I didn’t really wish to see, much less for 8 hours. Thanks for the memory.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:36:00 +0000

Read the original article – it’s in the first paragraph. Lots of links to view online. Google as ebooks and pdf.

By: Sceadugenga

Sceadugenga — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:40:00 +0000

I see Gutenberg has had it in their collection since 2005. Well, 300+ years don’t diminish its wonder. I like the self-deprecating dedication to the King as well.

By: onereader

onereader — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:40:00 +0000

This book is well known to every reader of the Baroque Cycle.

By: TheOven

TheOven — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:38:00 +0000

I so no links to the book anywhere.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000

FYI – to download the PDF on Google, hover over the red button “read ebook” and a menu pops up with the PDF link. I just clicked on the button last time and it takes you to a page with out a PDF link. So you need that hover menu (horrible UI Google.)

By: silkox

silkox — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:42:00 +0000

I had the opportunity to see the real thing at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. I asked to see Micrographia. The librarian disappeared for a few minutes. Came back, handed the book to me and walked away, leaving me alone with it. My head almost exploded.

By: Richard Vaughan

Richard Vaughan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:29:00 +0000

Zimmer accidentally says “nano scale” when he means “micro scale”. Nano-scale observations had to wait another 300 years.