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A SELF‐CONTAINED, TRANSPORTABLE CINEMICROSCOPE
Author(s) -
Pybus W.,
Roberts D. C.,
Trevan D. J.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of the royal microscopical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0368-3974
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1961.tb00470.x
Subject(s) - photography , computer science , simple (philosophy) , variety (cybernetics) , micrography , optics , artificial intelligence , physics , scanning electron microscope , art , philosophy , epistemology , visual arts
SYNOPSIS The construction of a self‐contained, transportable cinemicroscope based on an inverted microscope stand is described. The apparatus provides for accurate control of the temperature of the specimen and for a wide range of photographic procedures. It is suitable for use for a variety of biological problems. In the course of experiments on the behaviour of cells in controlled environments, it became apparent that there was a lack of suitable commercial cinephotomicrographic apparatus at a modest price, and that this was deterring a number of workers from employing cinephoto‐micrography as a technique in their investigations. Since we required apparatus additional to the simple cinemicroscope we have already described (Trevan & Roberts, 1960; Pybus, 1960) we determined as a research project to develop a cinemicroscope with the following considerations in mind: 1. It should be suitable for use for a wide variety of biological problems, including those requiring time‐lapse photography. 2. It should be self‐contained and transportable. 3. It should be simple to construct, to operate, and to maintain. 4. It should be constructed as far as possible from standard, commercially available parts. 5. The cost should be low.