. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. lo MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE not all ; one side of the shell or frustule becomes slightly larger than the other, and tits over the smaller, after the manner of the halves of a pill- box or canister. On the surfaces of these flinty shields deli- cately carved and chased symmetrical markings. % 04^ Fig. 4. An arranged group of the cleaned shells, or shields, of the liny plants called " diatoms. " The actual group measures -,V of an inch i
. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. lo MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE not all ; one side of the shell or frustule becomes slightly larger than the other, and tits over the smaller, after the manner of the halves of a pill- box or canister. On the surfaces of these flinty shields deli- cately carved and chased symmetrical markings. % 04^ Fig. 4. An arranged group of the cleaned shells, or shields, of the liny plants called " diatoms. " The actual group measures -,V of an inch in diameter are revealed when considerably magnified. An arranged group of these tiny and wonderful shields is shown in Fig. 4. As this group measures only one-twelfth of an inch in diameter, it will be understood that the shields are considerably magnified, although but. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward, John J. New York, T. Y. Crowell and Co.
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