Thanks for the welcome.Have been interested in microscopy since childhood when I rcvd an AC Gilbert microscope as a Christmas present over 40 yrs ago.Guess I...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@...
Apr 1, 1999 3:05 am
Ron, Welcome aboard! I wish I could point you to a good ID guide. Searching for one myself. If you log on to Onelist, Member Area, Microscope and view the ...
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Harold Eddleman Ph.D.
indbio@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 2, 1999 3:58 am
... My main reference is Freshwater invertebrates by Pennak. I purchased it in 1958. It had keys, etc for scientists. Covers all the freshwater microcritters....
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 3, 1999 2:34 am
Traditionally, only a few substances have proven suitable for 'mounting' specimens: Canada Balsam (a time-honored natural resin), Glycerin (good for starting...
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Eckart Hillenkamp
eckart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 4, 1999 7:37 pm
Hello Phil, I just subscribed to the list and I also want to share information about microscopy. There is one actual problem for which you possibly could help...
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xdragonfly@xxxxx.xxx
Apr 4, 1999 10:15 pm
Phil and Harrold,thanks for responding to my inquiry abt field guides.Checked Amazon and the 3rd edition of Freshwater Invertebrates is available for $100...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 5, 1999 11:50 am
Hi all, A, In europe, much used field guide on the microscopic world is the "Kosmos Naturfuhrer": Streble, H and Krauter, D: "Das Leben in Wassertropfen,...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 5, 1999 12:22 pm
Hi all, Thanks for the welcome message! My name is Yvan Lindekens, I live in Belgium. I have been using microscopes since the age of 12 (about 30 years ago). ...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 5:43 pm
Hello Eckart, I'm glad you joined our Microscope group. I visited your web page and yes, you do have many varied interests. On your Microscopy page, I...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 5:58 pm
Hello Yvan, Again, welcome to the Microscope group. Have you posted any of your photos on the web? Please feel free to use the Shared Files area of the...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 5, 1999 6:32 pm
Hi, ... Have you posted any of your photos on the web? Please feel free to use the Shared Files area of the Microscope List also. No: I'm currently trying to...
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Owen Gallagher
owen@xxxxxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Apr 7, 1999 8:16 pm
Hi, In answer to your question. ... Very much so, SPM is very good for Biological studies, most of the time you have to 'fix' the cells to image in contact...
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Harold Eddleman Ph.D.
indbio@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 8, 1999 5:27 am
... I had wondered if one could build an SPM. It is great to hear it might be possible. -- Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist....
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Eckart Hillenkamp
eckart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 8, 1999 10:00 pm
Hello Phil, thanks a lot for your mail. I also made a small visit to your page (I do not have had much time in the last days) but I will redo it later. Nice ...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 12, 1999 5:13 pm
Hi all, Where are they? how to post pictures on those? Thanks in advance, Yvan lindekens....
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 12, 1999 5:37 pm
Hi all, I'm trying for the first time to make color photomicrographs on color negative film. The first prints came back last week and the results were, well,...
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xdragonfly@xxxxx.xxx
Apr 12, 1999 7:45 pm
Have the same problem here in the states.The quality of prints varies widely from processor to processor.I have been so frustrated with print quality that I...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 12, 1999 11:03 pm
Yvan, To access the Shared File area at Onelist, go to www.onelist.com, enter your email address and password in the Member sign-in area, click on the Member...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 12, 1999 11:28 pm
Find a good photofinisher and shoot a gray card on the first frame. Tell them to adjust on that and lock their printer on those settings. Usually one of the...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 13, 1999 12:21 am
Yvan, Yes, the prints are probably color balanced for some consumer-pleasing optimum. My film-based experiences were all with black & white cut film sheets ...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 14, 1999 7:42 am
Hi all, The structure of diatom shells is sometimes (most of the time...) very difficult to observe on living material... The classical recipes for "cleaning"...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 15, 1999 7:46 pm
Thanks for the cleaning tips, Yvan. I was wondering how I could ever clean them at home without having the bio-hazard police arrive at my door. I noticed...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 15, 1999 9:06 pm
... them ... that ... in ... I believe that diatomaceous earth is sold as a cattle feed additive and as an insecticide. It works it way into their body and...
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xdragonfly@xxxxx.xxx
Apr 15, 1999 9:53 pm
Phil....diatomaceous earth is simply the fossil remains of both marine and freshwater diatoms and depending on site and strata,can be as old as the Late...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 16, 1999 1:40 am
I have a Brinkmann AS2 microscope I would like to know more about. It appears to be Leitz or a copy of one. Every thing on it has matching serial numbers and...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 16, 1999 1:48 am
Hi all, I uploaded a few B/W pictures. All (slides and pictures) is home made. Quality isn't great: I had some trouble scanning my prints and reducing them to...
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Yvan Lindekens
yvan.lindekens@xxxxxx...
Apr 16, 1999 1:53 am
Thanks for your advice regarding the subject. I'm thinking of buying a film/slide scanner, but on the other hand I'm probabely rather old-fashioned: IMHO ...
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Harold Eddleman Ph.D.
indbio@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 13, 1999 11:58 am
... There were two ZIESS COMPANIES. The company was in the land Russia took, but company escaped to the west. I learned all that when I bought my Ziess in...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 16, 1999 5:48 am
... I don't think so becuse it looks more like a Leitz than a Ziess. The fit and finish is very good if this is an East German copy the real thing must be...
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Phil Peterson
ppeters@...
Apr 17, 1999 11:51 am
To All, The ONElist system will be down for scheduled maintenance Saturday evening, April 17, 1999. We will be off-line from 10pm to Midnight Pacific Time ...
