The Diamond Lens
Kindle Edition
Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · October 19, 2016
How I longed to discover the secret of some perfect lens, whose magnifying power should be limited only by the resolvability of the object, and which at the same time should be free from spherical and chromatic aberrations, in short from all the obstacles over which the poor microscopist finds himself continually stumbling!
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- Who it’s for
- A glimpse into the longing for a perfect lens, where scientific curiosity meets a shadowed edge.
- Genres
- Sci-Fi, Gothic Romance, The Classics
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, October 19, 2016
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How I longed to discover the secret of some perfect lens, whose magnifying power should be limited only by the resolvability of the object, and which at the same time should be free from spherical and chromatic aberrations, in short from all the obstacles over which the poor microscopist finds himself continually stumbling!
Seeing Beyond
A glimpse into the longing for a perfect lens, where scientific curiosity meets a shadowed edge.
Come here for
- A curious meeting of scientific ambition and gothic unease
Expect
- Close attention to microscopes and the limits of seeing
- A classic short-story atmosphere with a scientific spark
Where it sits
| Gothic Romance | 64% |
|---|---|
| Sci-Fi | 56% |
| The Classics | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Horror
- The Occult & Supernatural
- Authors
- Fitz-James O'Brien
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- October 19, 2016
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- The Classics