Evenings at the Microscope by Philip Henry Gosse - 9781108081269

Evenings at the MicroscopeOr, Researches among the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life\nAuthor(s): Philip Henry Gosse\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108081269, 978-1108081269\nSynopsis\nEnglish zoologist Philip Henry Gosse [tel] spent several years studying the biodiversity of habitats in North America and the Caribbean. His Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica [tel] is reissued in this series. When he settled on the Devonshire coast, the area proved equally rich for research. In this 1859 publication, the deeply religious Gosse considers the 'Divine mechanics' of animal body parts and microorganisms seen through the lens of a microscope. He leads the reader through a selection of specimens ranging from a hog's bristle to the shoe-like protist Paramecium. Gosse's writing style, enlivened with anecdotes and literary references, earned him considerable appreciation among Victorian audiences. Hi.