Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life (Great Minds of Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0766030121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
BPS said Boring!. We barely got through "Boring!" according to BPS. We barely got through 2 chapters of this book. I put it down and found a different one on the subject.. chapters of this book. I put it down and found a different one on the subject.
The writing style is typical of the series, with short, simple, rather choppy sentences. The black-and-white illustrations include some of Leeuwenhoek's own work. His experiments also had a very human, personal element, as shown in the disgust he revealed when observing lice multiply on his leg over several days. He lacked formal scientific training, so his own words about his work are very accessible and often amusing. More illustrations and diagrams would be helpful, though, since so much of his work was based on visual elements. He was a cloth merchant early in life, but his natural curiosity led him to make his own microscopes and begin his investigations. . While the stiff narrative
A biography of the cloth merchant-turned-scientist who made many discoveries examining microsopic life.