# The Romance of the Microscope An interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history, and development

Author: Ealand, C. A. (Charles Aubrey), 1877-

Genre: Category: History - Modern (1750+)

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49505

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Romance+of+the+Microscope+An+interesting+description+of+its+uses+in+all+branches+of+Ealand&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

It is certain that lenses were used as early as the thirteenth century, and it is probable that they date back to far earlier times. The ancient gem cutters probably used spheres of glass filled with water as magnifiers, their work could hardly have been accomplished without some artificial aid. We know, from early writings, that burning glasses were used by physicians in their work, and Seneca, the author, who wrote in A.D. 63, says: “Letters, however small and dim, are comparatively large and distinct when seen through a glass globe filled with water.”

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter III. concerning light for the reason that the microscope can](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-the-microscope-an-interesting-description-of-its-872cb64e/chapters/5/index.md)