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Colorized photographs of insects and microbes taken from an electron microscope at the University of Hawaii.
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MicroAngela's Electron Microscope Image Gallery Come explore familiar and unexpected views of the microscopic world with these colorized images from electron microscopes at the University of Hawaii. To begin, please click any image to enlarge and learn more. Everyday insects from our lives See close...View scanning electron microscope pictures of interesting creatures and household items. Offers a simulation of using an electron microscope.
http://www.denniskunkel.com/
Choose samples and prepare them for viewing with the electron microscope
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
Images and a brief history of developments in the microscope over time.
http://www.az-microscope.on.ca/history.htm
Offers a definition, history, types, and pictures. The site was put together as a class project.
http://www.southwestschools.org/jsfaculty/Microscopes/index.html
Includes sections on the history of the microscope, and various creatures you can see with one, including: tree, insects, and microscopic pond life.
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/intro/
Includes a photo, the parts, how it works, magnification, resolution, and activities.
http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~mbi-ws/microscopes/compoundscope.html
Introduction to research on history of the microscope.
http://www.brianjford.com/whistmic.htm
View samples from one of these categories: nature, word around your house, and the world of science and technology.
http://www.microscopy.org/MicroScape/MicroScapeVL.html
Offers a look at the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron. Contains how it works, and applications.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/synchrotron/
Definitions and types of microscopes, along with connections to telescopes and lenses. Includes names of inventor's contributions and illustrative images.
http://lifesciences.asu.edu/paperproject/microscopehistory/