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Manchester Microscopical & Natural History Society

Micro Misceallanea

(Newsletters 1985-1995)

ISSN 1360-6301 Edited by Roy Winsby 1985-2001



NEWSLETTER SALES LIST - June 1997

All issues of the Society's Newsletters are now available for sale.

Issue No. 1 had only five pages, No. 2 had nine pages. However at the time, way back in 1985 when he started the Newsletters, our Secretary was a novice, and these first two issues show it. Issues 1 and 2 are therefore perhaps only of interest to anyone wanting to build up a complete set of the Society's Newsletters and as a concession are offered at the reproduction cost of 50p for the two copies, plus postage.

All other issues of the Newsletters are available at 40p each plus postage. Newsletters from No. 3 to 20 have not less than eight A4 pages. Issues from No. 21 are in a different format with ten A4 pages. Issues from No. 30 have from 10 to 16 pages. Only the main articles are stated below; the page sizes of articles mentioned are approximate if over half a page.
  • N/L 1. May 1985
    • Opener to the Newsletters and sundry items relating to the Society and its meetings.
  • N/L 2. Aug 1985
    • Cutting Plant Sections.
    • Limestone and its Flora.
    • Beck Comparison attachment.
    • Desmids and Diatoms. 3.5 pages
  • N/L 3. Jan 1986
    • Food Chains. 1 page
    • Plants that eat animals. 1 page
    • Age of the Earth.
    • Galena.
    • Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
    • Buying a microscope.
    • Using the microscope
  • N/L 4 May 1986.
    • Foraminifera. 1 page
    • Make your own solutions. 3 pages
    • Some Intelligent Plant Forms. 2 pages
    • Russian Microscopes. 1 page
    • Brownian Movement. 1 page
    • Cleanliness in using the Microscope
  • N/L 5. Aug 1986
    • Manchester Museum of Science & Industry. 2 pages
    • The Culpeper Microscope. 4 pages
    • Muscae Volitantes. 1 page
  • N/L 6. Jan 1987
    • Looking at Ponds. 2 pages
    • On the Occurrence of Wool-like hairs on the Cow. 1 page
    • Beginner's Corner. 1 page
    • Scales and Verniers. 1 page
  • N/L 7 May 1987
    • . Death by drowning and rescue techniques (flies)
    • The Story of Zeiss - a most extraordinary story. 5 pages
    • Objective Magnifications. 1.5 pages
  • N/L 8 Aug 1987
    • The Zeiss Range today. 1.5 pages
    • Spiders.
    • The Liverpool Microscopical Society.
    • Obituary - Matthew Leslie Bellis (Liverpool M.S.)
    • The Postal Microscopical Society.
    • The Manchester Microscopical Society.
    • Diptera (two winged flies). 1 pages
    • Making Dry Mounts of Beetles. 1 page
    • Beginner's Corner - The Real Image & the Virtual Image
  • N/L 9. Jan 1988
    • Obituary - Harry Barker (Manchester M.S.) 1 page
    • The Study of Insects. 1.5 pages Diptera (continued).
    • The Change to 160mm Tube Length.
    • Beginner's Corner - The Laws of Refraction. 1 page
  • N/L 10 May 1988
    • Free Range Eggs (Vapourer Moth). 1 page
    • Beginning the Study of Spiders. 1.5 pages
    • The Reverend Dr. W. H. Dallinger
    • The Use of Tube Length Adjustment to compensate for variations in cover glass thickness. 1 page
    • Glycerine Jelly Mounts. 1.5 pages
    • Buxton Micrarium. 2 pages
  • N/L 11 Aug 1988.
    • Obituary - Stanley Meakin. 1 page
    • Introduction to Fungus. 2 pages
    • Suggestions on How to make a start on Mosses & Liverworts
    • Flatters and Garnett. 2 pages
    • The Rev.Dr. W.H. Dallinger, Keswick, and Musical Rocks 2 pages
  • N/L 12 Jan 1989
    • . Bladderworts
    • Professor Howey and Lacrymaria olor
    • Setting up a Microscope for Source-focussed Illumination. 1 page
    • Nummulites. 1 page
    • Dark Ground Illumination. 2 pages
  • N/L 13. May 1989
    • Report of a talk on Photomicrography. 1 page
    • Furnivel Wood and Brass Camera, c1870. 1 page
    • Appearance and Reality - Interpreting the Microscopic Image. 4 pages
    • The House Fly Fungus.
    • Royal Microscopical Society, 150th Anniversary.
  • N/L 14 Aug 1989
    • Phylum Protozoa, Foraminifera. 1 page
    • A Note on Tuffen West (Victoria illustrator) 1 page
    • The Micro-telescope (early part of the century) 1 page
    • The Early History of the Manchester Micros. Society 1 page
    • The Colour Reversal Club.
    • House Dust, Skin Flakes, etc. 2 pages
  • N/L 15 Jan 1990
    • The Mossy World of Water Bears (Tardigrades) 1 page
    • Scales of Lepidoptera.
    • Mimosa and its Stimulus.
    • John Benjamin Dancer, Originator of Microphotographs. 2 pages
    • The Micro-telescope - readers' comments. 1 page
  • N/L 16 May 1990
    • Making Plant Sections - Part 1. 3 pages
    • Animal Colours
    • Where Can I Find Diatoms?. 1 page
    • The MPS-1 Stereoscopic Polarising Microscope. 1 page
    • The Froghopper.
    • The Micro-telescope - further readers' comments. 1 page
  • N/L 17 Aug 1990
    • What are Desmids? 1 page
    • Polarisation
    • Ornithology
    • Making Plant Sections - Part 2. 2 pages
    • Some Aspects of Photomicrography. 1 page
    • Nikon S-Kt Microscope. 1 page
    • Readers' letters - White Cardboard Slides.
    • Mimosa
  • N/L 18 Jan 1991
    • The Leeuwenhoek Microscope. 1 page
    • Cluster Flies
    • Taking Up Lichens. 2 pages
    • Printers' Pie. 1 page
    • Rotifers and How to Find Them. 1 page
    • Bumble Bees.
    • Prior Stereoscopic Microscope
  • N/L 19 May 1991
    • Pseudoscorpions. 1 page
    • There are Fairy Flies at the bottom of our Garden.
    • Animals in Water Mains. 3 pages
    • Add a Little Colour to your X-Polars
    • Heath Robinson and the Microscope
    • Close Focus Optical Aids.
    • Prior Stereoscopic Microscope (further comment)
    • Watson Bactil-60 Microscope. 1 page
    • Prism Arrangements in Russian Binocular Microscopes
  • N/L 20 Aug 1991
    • The Dance of the Honey Bee. 2 pages
    • Objectives, Condensers and their effects. 3 pages
    • Fleas
    • Home Made Microscope Working Cabinet
    • The Baker Patholette Microscope
  • N/L 21 Jan 1992
    • A Microscopic Loch Ness Monster - Lacrymaria olor. 3 pages
    • The Microscope in Use (an article for beginners). 3 pages
    • Microscopy in Schools
    • Notes for Converting a Biological Light Microscope to a Polarized Light Microscope. 1 page
    • Stage Forceps
  • N/L 22 May 1992
    • Microslide Tubes. 2 pages
    • The N.B.S. "Polarspex"
    • Crystals
    • Spring
    • Searching a Slide. 1 page
    • Greenfly
    • A Short History of the Watson Microscope. 4 pages
    • Louse Flies
  • N/L 23 Aug 1992
    • Instructions for culturing Lacrymaria olor. 1 page
    • Those were the days (microscope cases).
    • Pets Not Allowed ? 1 page
    • Letters to the Editor re Microslide Tubes. 2 pages
    • Ultra Violet Fly Control Traps
    • Stereo Saga : Pyser-Brytex Technolite, Watson 10-50, Swift M880 and Zeiss Jena Technival. 2 pages
    • Books - (1) Savona Books, (2) A Handbook of Sand
  • N/L 24 Jan 1993
    • Aspects of Microscopy I find interesting. 1 page
    • Microtubules and Aquatic Microscopy. 1 page
    • Cleanliness is Essential (clean lenses)
    • Overlooked Urban Habitats
    • The Ray Society
    • A Watery World beyond our eyes (Desmids) 2 pages #
    • A Beginner's Microscope : Prior Science Master and Zeiss (Oberkochen) KM. 1 page
    • A Microscope Box
    • Mineral Oil
  • N/L 25 May 1993
    • A Weird Wee Beastie - Trichoplax adhaerens. 3 pages
    • The Hunting Wasp. 1 page
    • Making and Using a Macro-Photo Stand. 3 pages
    • Stereo Saga continued. 1 page
  • N/L 26 Aug 1993
    • The Great Diving Beetle. 2 pages
    • The Microphotographic Slides of J.B.Dancer & R.Suter. 5 pages
    • William Webb, Glass Engraver Extraordinary. 1 page
    • Help, Help, re identity of microscope.
    • Going Video Progress Report. 1 page
  • N/L 27 Jan 1994
    • Collecting Aquatic Samples. 2 pages
    • Beekeeping and Microscopy. 1 page
    • Russian MBS-9 and MBS-10 Stereoscopic Microscopes. 6 pages
    • Of Badgers and Wasps
  • N/L 28 May 1994
    • The Structure and Habits of Small Crustaceans. 2 pages
    • The Natural History of Cast Irons. 1 page
    • The Anatomy of Insects - Study for the Stereo microscope 2 pages
    • Open Competition for Microscope Slides
    • Vickers CTS400/4000 Microscope. 2 pages
  • N/L 29 Aug 1994
    • Micro-whales, Trumpets and Crystal Goblets. 2 pages
    • National Pollen Bank. 1 page
    • Making Pollen Slides. 1 page
    • Letter to the Editor re Watkins & Doncaster
    • How to get it wrong with Fungi. 1 page
    • Photomicrographic Tube for the Russian MBS-10
    • Polarizing Unit for the Russian MBS-10. 2 pages
    • The Society's Library. 1 page
  • N/L 30 Jan 1995
    • Mendel Rediscovered. 1 page
    • Where have all the Suppliers gone?
    • Killer Bees
    • Pond Net
    • Pond Dipping. 1 page
    • River, Canal, Reservoir, etc. Danger Zones
    • Diamond Writing. 6 pages
    • Bible Slide
    • Letter to the Editor re genus etc. names. 1 page
  • N/L 31 May 1995
    • Where have all the Insects, Spiders and Birds gone? 1 page
    • Some Notes on Microtechnique, A Note on Collecting in Cold Lakes, and Copepods. 1 page
    • Museums having displays of microscopes. 2 pages
    • The 'Olfa' Compass Cutter for cutting discs
    • Wasps Nests
    • The Beck Optomax Microscope 2 pages
    • Insect Pests
    • Beware! There's a Nip in the Air 1 page

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