Abstract
One of the most important factors in our understanding of the world around us is the development of instrumental techniques which give insights into the composition and behaviour of materials at an increasingly fundamental level. The optical microscope is one of the earliest instruments to give information beyond that gathered by the unaided eye. Electron microscopes do so at much higher magnification.
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Burgess, D. (1990). Instrumental Methods for Conservation Problems. In: Chemical Science and Conservation. Dimensions of Science. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11429-0_6
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