Basic Measurement Techniques for Light Microscopy

The ability to make accurate measurements of the size of an object is an essential skill for any user of the light microscope. This handbook provides a clear, practical guide to the use of the accessories which are available for making linear and other measurements. The emphasis is on simple techniques, and the book deals with practical and theoretical aspects of these methods in detail. A brief introduction to the use of digital and interferometric techniques is also given. The methods described here find application in many fields, from the measurement of soil particles, sand grains, fibers, and pigment granules to the study of whole mounts of biological material and sections of pathological tissues. This clearly illustrated handbook, with its helpful instructions, will be of value to all optical microscopists.Bradbury, Savile is the author of 'Basic Measurement Techniques for Light Microscopy', published 1991 under ISBN 9780198564263 and ISBN 0198564260.