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Theories of the Resolving Power of A Microscope 1

Nature volume 69, pages 497–498 (1904)Cite this article

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GEOMETRICAL optics in its relation to instruments has been studied to great advantage abroad; we in England have of recent years somewhat neglected the subject, with the result that only a small share in the recent advance in lens construction has been ours. The books and papers under review tell us of the advance.

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G., R. Theories of the Resolving Power of A Microscope 1 . Nature 69, 497–498 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/069497a0

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