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The Microscope; However, It Is Not the First Time Collector’S Item 69 VOLUME 54, THIRD/FOURTH QUARTER, 2006 CONTENTS VOL. 54 NO. 3/4 Editorial ii Gary J. Laughlin Note on Page Numbering in Volume 15 iv Cumulative Indexes 1937 - 2006 (Volumes 1 - 54) Author Index 5 Subject Index 87 Book Reviews (by Author) 188 EDITORIAL This issue is the complete 69 year index of the con- light microscope was in danger of becoming a tents of The Microscope; however, it is not the first time collector’s item. In fact, for years I believed that this that a cumulative index for this journal has been made was a modern dilemma but it wasn’t until Dr. McCrone available for its readers. An earlier version was pub- told me that when he left Cornell, he was unable to lished as a supplement in 1982 (covering Volumes 1- find anyone in industry who really knew what the 30) and again, after the completion of the first 50 years light microscope or a chemical microscopist could do. of The Microscope, in 1987 (Vol. 35:4). Because these two Armour Research Foundation in Chicago took a chance early indexes are no longer available and nearly 20 and hired him — that was 1948. The rest is history. additional years have passed, we thought it a good The light microscope has been accused of being idea to bring things up to date and make the complete too simple or too complicated, too subjective, or too author, subject, and book review indexes available as unreliable — as compared to automated alternatives. a single-volume print issue that will now, for the first Microscopists couldn’t disagree more: the results pro- time, also be available in electronic format. duced are taken from direct, visual observations, pro- If you are one of the fortunate ones to have access duce immediate reliable results, lots of useful data, and to the 50th anniversary index, you may recall that are ideal for macro and micro quantities of material. then-Editor, Walter C. McCrone, predicts that by the But the person behind the eyepieces, the microscopist, time The Microscope journal reaches its 100th anniver- must be willing to learn, practice, and think. sary, there will be two possibilities for the light mi- As contemporary light microscopists continue to croscope: 1) it will be accepted for what it can do, or 2) fill the gaps left by the great pioneers of microscopy, it will be a collector’s item. He goes on to suggest that new students continue to enroll in courses that are the outcome depends on us, the microscopists. We will once again on the increase and show no signs of slow- celebrate in 2037. That gives us a little time — but one ing. There is every indication that the light microscope has to wonder, how well are we doing? continues to flourish, and it must be because we are In 1987, when I started my professional career in headed towards possibility No. 1 above. The micro- microscopy, that Editorial hadn’t yet been written. I scope as a collector’s item, will just have to wait. was literally surrounded by microscopists that be- lieved in the instrument and what it could do and that was all that mattered. I saw no indication that the Gary J. Laughlin, Editor ii CUMULATIVE INDEXES AUTHOR SUBJECT BOOK REVIEWS (BY AUTHOR) 1937 - 2006 (VOLUMES 1 -54) EDITORS: Arthur L. E. Barron (1937 - 1962) Harold Malies (1962 - 1965) Walter C. McCrone (1965 - 1995, 2000) David A. Stoney (1996 - 1999, 2001 - 2004) Robert M. Weaver (2004 - 2005) Gary J. Laughlin (2005 - present) PUBLISHED BY: Microscope Publications Division of McCrone Research Institute 2820 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 842 - 7100 www.mcri.org Note: Many back issues of this journal are still available; prices can be quoted upon request. iii Note on Page Numbering in Volume 15 The balance of this issue consists of author, subject, and book review index for the first 69 years (54 volumes). There is a problem with the page numbering of Volume 15. In June of 1967 the McCrone Research Institute purchased the Microscope from Arthur Barron. At that juncture Arthur had published 366 pages of Volume 15. We, however, published the third quarter issue of Volume 15, but numbered it pp. 1-104 instead of the correct 367-467. We did send a set of correct stick-on page numbers to all subscribers in 1967 and in the 30-Volume index published in the fourth quarter - 1983 issue we gave both page numbers using an * to indicate the incorrect number, e.g., Grabar D.G., Studies of Porous Materials by Interference Microscopy, 15, 406 (43)* (1967). This system has been continued in this index. All page numbers from 364 (1)* to 467 (104)* are affected. Fortunately, this affects only a few of the hundreds of references. iv CUMULATIVE AUTHOR INDEX Volumes 1 -54; 1937 - 2006 ABLETT, R.H.J.: see Pieters, L.A. (Abstract) 19, 433 ADAMS, M.D.: Ultramicrosampling with a laser (1971) microscope, 19, 157 (1971) ABRAMOWITZ, MORT: A New Website for Teaching ADAMS, MAX D.: Sabbaticals at Sea (Abstract) 48, 130 Microscopy - the Power of Java Applications (2000) (Abstract) 47, 115 (1999) ADAMS, MAX D.: The Sailboat and the Microscope, ABSELL, A.: Camphine lamp, 6, 24, (1946) (Abstract) 44, 150 (1996) ABSELL, A.: One use for Polaroid, 7, 216 (1949) ADAMS, MAX: At Sea With a Microscope, (Abstract) 46, 222 (1998) ABSELL, A.: Removing parasites, 6, 277 (1947) ADAMS, R. J.: see Bartlett, J., (Abstract) 19, 424 (1971); ADAIR, S.D.: see White, G.W., 21, 115 (1973) 20, 375 (1972) ADAMS, C.C.: Unidentified object in human feces, 10, ADAR, FRAN: Raman Microanalysis: When Does 333 (1956) Chemical Imaging Make a Difference? (Abstract) 52, 157 (2004) ADAMS, L.D.: see Dorne, J.D., 31, 37 (1983) AFFLECK, D.B.: Excessive aperture, 8, 104, (1950) ADAMS, M.D.: Initial reactions in phosphate casting refractories, (Abstract) 24, 322 (1976) AH PO: Tendencies in microscope design, 5, 209 (1944) ADAMS, M.D.: Separation and examination of AKARNULIS, A.J.: see Boyes, E.D., 27, 9 (1979) particulate materials from molten sodium, (Abstract) 20, 296 (1972) ALBADA, L.E.W. VAN: Enlarging the microscopical field, 9, 57(1952) 5 ALBERDI, C.: see Alfonso, 47, 123 (1999) ALDRICH, SCOTT: Membrane Microscopic Assay for Ophthalmic Products (Abstract) 48, 140 (2000) ALBERTSON, C.E.: A light tent for photomicrography, 14, 253 (1964) ALDRICH, SCOTT: Microscopy of Pharmaceutical Materials and Intermediates - Where Do We Fit In the ALBRIGHT, F. R., et al.: A fluorescent dye binding Pat Initiative? (Abstract) 51, 149 (2003) technique for detection of chrysotile asbestos. 30, 267 (1982) ALDRICH, SCOTT: PLM is the Hub (Abstract) 52, 162 (2004) ALBRIGHT, J., et al.: Automatic image analysis of the bone biopsy: variations in rib architecture, 26, 15 (1978) ALDRICH, SCOTT: PLM for Pathologists (Abstracts) 47, 106 (1999) ALDEN, HARRY A.: Microscopical Analysis of the Contents of a Time Capsule from the Straits of ALDRICH, SCOTT: The Microscopical Approach - Keep Magellan, Left by the HMS Adventure (1830) (Abstract) It Simple (Abstract) 46, 224 (1998) 48, 141 (2000) ALFONSO, S.: Method To Optically Characterize ALDEN, HARRY A.: Odds and Sods, Part 1 and Part 2: Anisotropic and Transparent Materials, 47, 123 (1999) Optical Microscopy Studies at the Smithsonian (Abstract) 49, 184 (2001) ALLAN, R.S.: The beginnings of modern microscope design, 4, 249 (1941) ALDEN, HARRY A.: What the Heck is That?: The Creation of a Microscopical Database/Atlas for the ALLEN R.P.: A new electronic flash for Identification of North American Ethnobotanical photomicrography, (Abstract) 24, 308 (1976) Materials – A National Collaborative Effort (Abstract) 52, 155 (2004) ALLEN R.P.: A new type of mirror for the microscope and other optical instruments, 14, 332 (1965) ALDEN, HARRY A.: Wood Anatomy and Identification of the Remains of a 600 Year-Old Forest from the Sierra ALLEN, REV. M. YATE: Pollen grains in honey, 3, 48, Nevada at Whitewing Mountain, California 99, 228 (1939) (Abstract) 48, 142 (2000) ALLEN, REV. M. YATE: The study of pollen, 1, 127 (1937) ALDEN, HARRY A.: Microarchaeology of a Royal Tomb at Copan Honduras (Abstract) 47, 117 (1999) ALLMAND, T.R.: Proving trials of the Quantimet image analysing computer in metallography, 16, 163 ALDEN, HARRY A.: Preliminary Evaluation of Selected (1968) Plant Material from The Lewis & Clark Expedition (Abstract) 47, 117 (1999) ALLMAND, T.R.: Technical problems in assessing non- metallic inclusions in steel, (Abstract) 19, 428 (1971); ALDEN, HARRY A: On the Trail of the Fathers: The 20, 57 (1972) Case of the Serendipitous Santos (Abstract) 52, 155 (2004) ALLMAND, T.R.: Thin film interference, a new method for identification of nonmetallic inclusions, 18, 11 ALDINGER, F., et al.: The determination of phase (1970) boundaries by quantitative image analysis, (Abstract) 19, 429 (1971) AMICI, D.: see Tedeschi, G.G., 17, 149 (1969) ALDRICH, SCOTT: Membrane-Based Counting of the ANDERSON, H.P.: A simple scheme for the Particulate Matter Load in Parenteral Products, 45, individualisation of human hair, 17, 221 (1969) 73 (1997) 6 ANDERSON, KEN: Amber: Historic and Scientific ATKINSON, A: Low consumption microscope lamp, Perspectives of an Extraordinary Natural Material 5, 109 (1942) (Abstract) 238 XX AUS, H., et al.: A note on the usefulness of multicolor ANDERSON, R.L.: A brief discussion of safety in the scanning and image processing in cell biology, 24, 39 metallography laboratory, 14, 180 (1964) (1976) ANDREEN, JACK H., see McCrone, Walter C., 41, 161 AUS, H.M.: An interactive quantitative microscopy (1993) see McCrone, Walter C., 42, 61 (1994) system for a biomedical institute (Abstract) 23, 272 (1975) ANDREEN, JACK H.: Identification of Organic High
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