Brunel Microscopes Ltd

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The number of microscopy books currently in print is relatively small. Our used microscopes web site has many books from the ‘hay day’ of microscopy enthusiasm.

Accessories

Biological Microtechniques Sanderson

The Freshwater Microscopist

Modern Photomicrography Bracegirdle & Bradbury

Adventures with a Microscope Headstrom

Practical Microscopy

Universal Accessories

Microscope Cases

Slide Preparation and Kits

Dissecting Equipment

Solvents and Reagents

Slides and Mountants

Staining Powder and Solutions

Prepared Slides

Slide Storage

Publications that cover slide preparation and the optical microscope

We are delighted to see this fine publication back in print. An easy to read practical guide providing readers with all the knowledge they require to prepare better and more informative slides. Many pictures and diagrams.

Price £45

Five individual and separate volumes written  by ‘Boat Man’ Tony Pattison. These books must be the definitive collection for all of those interested in freshwater microscopy. A wealth of information all based on the ‘how to’. All with many excellent photographs.

 Part1,  Part2, Part3,  Part4, & Part5

Price £20.00 per ‘Part’ for 1, 2 & 3

Price £22.00 per ‘Part’ for 4 & 5

By J E Marson. 72 pages. A first rate guide for the novice and experienced microscopist alike. The book concentrates in chapter form on the preparation of specimens for microscopy.

Price £12

A guide book to 59 experiments using any simple microscope. An  excellent book for the young scientist.

Price £11.00

An introduction to the theory and practice of producing high quality photomicrographs.

Price £45.00

Insects on Nettles

Davies

A superb book for the insect enthusiast, specialising in the nettle habitat - an ideal book for the stereomicroscopist. Recommended for its illustrations.

Price £15.00

First Steps into a

Secret World

Published by the Manchester Microscopical Society. This book offers practical guidance for those who would like to see some of the millions of creatures and organisms which are not visible to the naked eye and without which life on this planet would not exist.

Price £3.50

Microscopy of Textile Fibres Greaves & Saville

Microscopic Life in Sphagnum Hingley

Animals of the Surface Film Guthrie

A specialist well written book dealing with the microscopic examination of textile fibres.

Price £45.00

A well written book dealing with sphagnum moss and the life forms that it contains.

Price £15.00

The definitive book listing and illustrating the myriad of life forms that inhabit the surface film of fresh water habitats.

Price £15.00

Ladybirds

Animals under Logs & Stones Wheater & Read

Solitary Wasps

Hopkins

A beautifully illustrated book and a must for the natural history beginner. There are excellent user friendly identification keys to the many forms of easily accessible life forms in these types of habitat.

Price £15.00

The insect loved by all. This is the definitive work about this fascinating insect.  Card backed  142 pages with  excellent illustration.

Price £20.00

Solitary wasps fascinate naturalists because they are diverse, often colourful and lively creatures to watch. As well as covering the latest arrivals to Britain, the keys include the species apparently extinct in Britain - to help continental users of the book.

Price £20.00

Microscopic Monsters

Arnold

Insects on Thistles

Redfern

Contains all the reagents and stains needed to fix and stain blood smears. Full instructions and example slides included.

Price £15.00

An amusing cartoon illustrated book full of microscopy facts aimed to get the junior scientist itching to get their hands on a microscope

Price £6.00

Understanding and Using

the Stereomicroscope

There has been the need for a long time for a book that combines the theory and practice of stereomicroscopy. As this well constructed and written book by Lewis Woolnough shows there is more to low power microscopy than many people think. Excellent pictures.

Price £7.50

The Ultimate Guide to your Microscope

This is the book that we wish we had written. It is simply excellent. Imported from the US this book takes you through the process of making slide preparations with a high power microscope in an easy to understand format. Excellent illustrations and instructions.  Highly recommended.

Price £11.00

Ants

Skinner & Allen

A comprehensive book detailing the life forms of the many species of ant including their microscopic classification. Very well illustrated.

Price £20.00

Fluorescence Microscopy Herman

Practical Microscopy

for Beekeepers

Understanding

Bee Anatomy

Combines the key aspects of theoretical and practical fluorescence microscopy and includes all the latest techniques and applications. The book describes the principles involved in fluorescence microscopy, the equipment required and the major applications.

Price £40.00

 This book is well written from this perspective and is an easy read. It succeeds where others have failed in making what is potentially a very technical subject understandable from the beginners viewpoint. Clearly and concisely described.

Price £15.00

This is a magnificent book with a very large number of full colour photographs that explain visually the structure of the honeybee. This must be the modern definitive work on the structure of the bee.

Price £27.50

Introduction to Light Microscopy - Bradbury

Bradbury & Bracegirdle. 123 pages. A fine publication covering all aspects of the theory and practical use of compound and stereomicroscopes

Price £45.00

Microscopy as a Hobby -

Mol Smith

Finally, an amateur microscopy book up-to-date with our modern world to introduce children, teenagers, and adults to a fantastic hobby and pastime. The author founded one of the most established Hobby Microscopy sites on the web. Paper backed 142 pages. Unreservedly recommended Price £10.50

Safe Microscopic Techniques for Amateurs

This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to try and make their own specimen slides to look at with a microscope.  It shows you no longer need toxic and banned chemicals to preserve animal and plant forms and mount them. Excellent. Paper backed

Price £10.50

Pippa’s Progress

Mol Smith

The perfect guide for all young people using a microscope for the first time! This book is supported by tutorial videos with free internet access. Highly recommended for the junior scientist

Price £10.50

Understanding and using the Light Microscope

Anyone buying a microscope for the first time needs this excellent book. The microscope is ‘explained’ in a superb easy to understand and visual way. Not only that but there are 9 supporting videos available free online to download. An exceptional book highly recommended.         Price £8.00

Pollen Microscopy

by Norman Chapman

It is not often that the definitive book on a subject is written. For those interested in the microscopy of pollen this is the definitive book. Superb drawings of pollen grains and superb presentation. How to prepare pollen and how to identify it is what the book does. Highly recommended. Price £27.00

Pollen its collection

and Preparation

Ponds and Small Lakes

Pollen Identification

for Beekeepers

Deals with the techniques for the preparation of pollen for microscopical examination.

Price £8.00

A naturalists guide to the microscopic life found in ponds and small lakes. Well illustrated with an index. Recommended for those with a natural interest in the microscopic life of fresh water.

Price £20.00

Written by Rex Sawyer, this is an excellent guide to the features of British pollen and comes complete with a CD-ROM which contains a superb identification key. Highly recommended.

Price £27.00

Rocks and Minerals

The definitive book about  how to interpret the images produced from ground sections of rock There are many illustrations and detailed explanations. Highly recommended for those with an interest in geology.

Price £27.00