| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Photomicrography
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures 
 Images of rocks and minerals in thin section. Entries include rock type, locality, and brief descriptions. Some samples are displayed with various degrees of polarized light. http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html Topics: Geology, Photography, Technology Last updated Aug 28, 2002 The Bentley Collection
Snow crystal photomicrographs (photographs taken through a microscope) obtained by "America's First Cloud Physicist," Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865-1931). Discusses snow crystals and their history, as well as snow crystal classification. Browsable and searchable; also find images by classification, such as "fernlike crystal." From the Schwerdtfeger Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://library.ssec.wisc.edu/bentley/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Technology Last updated Jan 23, 2007 MicroAngela's Electron Microscope Image Gallery
This browsable site explores the world of "microspace" with whimsically annotated and colorized images. See close-up views of both familiar everyday insects and those rarely seen, diverse body cells, parasites, oceanic creatures, and much more. The images are viewed by the use of scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and transmission electron microscopes (TEM). Created and maintained by a biologist at the Biological Electron Microscope Facility (BEMF), University of Hawai'i at Manoa. http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/microangela/ Topics: Photography, Technology Last updated May 26, 2008 The Micropolitan Museum of Microscopic Art Forms
This site presents briefly annotated images of dozens of freshwater and marine microorganisms, the so-called "overlooked works of art" created by "eons of natural selection and other life-sculpting mechanisms." Includes organisms such as algae, fleas, arthropods, and diatoms. From a Dutch artist and photographer. http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Science, Technology Last updated Mar 31, 2004 Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope
This site contains "photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy." There are hundreds of photomicrographs (photos taken through a microscope) alongside brief descriptions. The Microscopy Primer presents a basic introduction to the microscope. The Silicon Zoo contains images of doodles on the silicon chips in your computer. Also available are Java tutorials on microscopy, transistors, and QX3 computer virtual microscopes. Science, Optics and You , a curriculum project, covers light, color, and optics. Additionally, the Museum of Microscopy has images of historic microscopes from the 16th century to the present. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography, Technology Last updated Mar 12, 2000 Natural History Highlight: The Scanning Electron Microscopy Lab
Images from and information about the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's "Scanning Electron Microscopy Lab (SEM Lab) [which] has assisted researchers at the Museum to explore and understand our world at the microscopic level." Includes microscopic images of spiders, dinoflagellates, Sikh artifacts, and items from around the house (such as food and germs). http://www.nmnh.si.edu/highlight/sem/highlight/SEM_main.htm Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Senior Health, Technology Last updated May 31, 2005 Wilson A. Bentley: The Snowflake Man
A site dedicated to the Vermont farmer who "attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography, most notably his extensive work with snow crystals (commonly known as snowflakes)." It features articles, a FAQ, a message board, and links. (Bentley also inspired Snowflake Bentley, winner of the 1999 Caldecott Medal for illustration.) http://www.snowflakebentley.com/ Topics: Discover New Trails at LII, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 11, 2008 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Primary financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. LII is also supported by the IPL Consortium, and hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. Other sources include California Digital Library. |