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MESSRS. W. WATSON AND SONS, LTD., have arranged an exhibition of microscopes to be held in the Central Hall, Westminster, London, S.W.I, on December 9-14. A large number of representative microscopes will be on view, many with prepared slides already mounted. The object of the exhibition is not only to popularise the microscope, but also to demonstrate its utility in various forms of scientific inquiry, in biology, geology, metallurgy, etc. Some telescopes will also be on view. Messrs. Chance Bros, will exhibit various glass products and Messrs. Kodak will exhibit different types of photomicrographs. The Quekett Club is arranging an exhibition of various slides, including specimens of living pond life. During the exhibition, the following lectures will be delivered: “The Part the Microscope plays in. the Scientific Control of the Railway”, by T. H. Turner, on December 10; “The Microscopist at the Seaside”, by Martin Duncan, on December 11; “The Manufacture of Optical Glass”, by H. C. Rands, on December 12. The lectures are at 7 p.m. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge. Catalogues and further information can be obtained from Messrs. W. Watson and Sons, Ltd., 313 High Holborn, London, W.C.1.
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Exhibition of Microscopes. Nature 136, 907 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136907e0
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