The Microscope Made Easy

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The Microscope Made Easy is an 18th-century instructional book by Henry Baker that popularized the use of the microscope by explaining its operation and the microscopic world to a general audience.

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instanceOf book
instructional book
associatedWith Royal Society milieu
author Henry Baker NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Great Britain NERFINISHED
describedMicroscopicWorld insects
plants
small aquatic organisms
fieldOfWork experimental science
natural philosophy
genre microscopy manual
scientific literature
hasFormat printed book
hasPart descriptions of microscopic observations
instructions on using a microscope
practical advice on preparing specimens
historicalPeriod Enlightenment NERFINISHED
intendedAudience beginners in microscopy
general audience
language English
mainSubject microscopes
microscopy
natural history
notableFor making microscope operation accessible to amateurs
popularizing microscopy among non-specialists
publicationCentury 18th century
purpose to describe the microscopic world
to explain the operation of the microscope
to popularize the use of the microscope
timePeriodOfWork early modern science

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