The Microscope Made Easy
Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully’s HEad in Pall Mall, and fold by M. Cooper in Pater-noster-Row, and J. Cuff, Optician, in Fleetstreet, 1744. 3rd Edition. HARDCOVER.
Octavo in full leather; hardcover; 311 pp. Tight binding; a few previous owner pencil marks to front endpapers, else interior clean throughout; corners and bottom edge moderately rubbed; head and foot of spine chipped; ¼” split to bottom of front joint; some front hinge separation, though binding tight as stated above. Overall Very Good condition.
Contains numerous fold-out illustrations of microscope components and “animalcules”, or microscopic animals.
Henry Baker (1698-1774) was a prominent natural philosopher who worked with John Cuff, an instrument maker, to significantly change microscope design in the mid-18th century.
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