Discovering the Microscopic World A Guide to the Incredible Structures of Organisms

About this book

Marvel at the wonders of the miniature world and its complex lifeforms in this fascinating hardback guide, illustrated throughout with spectacular full-colour photography.

With the latest developments in scanning electron microscopy, the miniature world has now been revealed to us in never-before-seen detail. With accomplished science writer Marianne Taylor as your guide, you will learn about the microbes that are at the heart of the world's ecosystems, the composition of minerals, the structure of cells in the human body, and much more besides.

Includes:
- Microorganisms
- Mineral structures
- Nanotechnology

The text is brought to life by superb full-colour photos, charts, maps and infographics to reveal the miniature world in all its splendour. A fascinating guide to the world which can be enjoyed by the whole family.

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Biography

Marianne Taylor has a BSc in Psychology from Sheffield University and worked in publishing for several years before following her passion for natural history and starting to write about it. Today she is a naturalist, photographer illustrator, and the author of more than 30 books on natural history, including The Story of Life in 10½ Chapters, The Way of the Hare, Tracking the Highland Tiger, RSPB British Naturefinder, The Nature Book, Dragonflight: In Search of Britain's Dragonflies and Damselflies, The Pocket Book of Insect Anatomy, Owls, and RSPB Nature Watch. She is the author of Discovering the Animal Kingdom for Arcturus.