Leeuwenhoek's Observation of Bacteria
Journal:
Science.
Volume:
New Series, Vol. 192, No. 4246 (Jun. 25, 1976), pp. 1348-1349
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Year:
1976
Abstract
A form of dark-field illumination was produced that allows bacteria in aqueous suspension to be observed with both a Leeuwenhoek microscope and a compound microscope without a condenser. Possibly, this illumination was Leeuwenhoek's "particular method of ohserving'' bacteria.