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  1. Dynascope

    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    100
    NoS ID
    329499
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: A high powered microscope, yet there’s no peering into tiny eyepieces. The designer got the idea for his cinemascope microscope from gazing, not into a crystal ball, but into a ball bearing.

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  2. Virtual Microscope

    Subject
    Earth Science; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-ROM), £29.99

    This DVD-ROM allows students to study rock sections on a computer as if they were using a high-powered petrological microscope . The help menu guides the user through how to use the microscope and gain the...

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  3. Looking at Atoms (1996)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £34.95

    In order to see and observe microscopic structures, technical aids must be used, and the history of these various instruments is explored in part of this programme. From the eye, magnifying glass,...

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  4. Using a Microscope: An Introduction (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Phillips
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 min., 1996 sale: £25.00 (inclusive)

    An introduction to the use of the binocular microscope.

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  5. Vickers Microscope, The (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 10 min., 1999 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Describes the Vickers microscope in detail and demonstrates how to set it up correctly.

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  6. Minerals Under the Microscope (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    First shows a large-scale polarising microscope, demonstrating the principles of optical mineralogy and includes animation about light polarisation and interference. Then shows the preparation of rock thin...

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  7. Straight or Curly

    Date released
    28 Aug 1930
    Series name
    Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
    Issue no
    482
    NoS ID
    332516
    Story no
    4 / 5

    NoS Summary - An investigation of the difference between straight hair and curly. NoS synopsis: "Why do some women have straight hair and others curls?" asks an intertitle. C/U of the back of a woman’s...

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  8. Microscopy for Biology (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 32 min., 2006 sale: £24.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Aspects of microscopy. Includes footage of advanced equipment such as electron microscopes, a fluorescence microscope and a cryostat. In six parts: 1) The cellular construction of living things. A brief...

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  9. The Science of Life

    Date released
    21 Dec 1925
    Series name
    Pathe Monthly
    Issue no
    11
    NoS ID
    334381
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NoS Summary - insect life and flowers through a microscope

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  10. Beard Research

    Date released
    23 Mar 1959
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    221
    NoS ID
    120699
    Story no
    2 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis: The humdrum business of shaving comes, literally, under the microscope. At a razor blade factory in Middlesex, we go behind the scenes to find out how the beard boffins set about making the...

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