Text is in plain english and seeks to aid and inform rather than baffle and confuse.
The book is divided into 17 functional chapters, beginning with how to use your microscope, through to collecting and preparing specimens, slide-making, and identifying Algae and Freshwater life. Eric has spent a life time in microscopy, pioneering methods for use by the home microscopist with limited resources and budget. If you have decided that looking at other peoples slides down a microscope is not enough, then this book will get you started and maintain a lifetime resource for you in making your own slides from plant, insect, pond-life, and a variety of specimens. Cost Don't let the simple yellow cover fool you. This book is truly comprehensive and answers all the questions you are likely to ask.