GUSTAV FRITSCH OTTO MUELLER Die Sculptur und Die Feineren S

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GUSTAV FRITSCH & OTTO MUELLER.
Die Sculptur und Die Feineren Structurverhaltnisse der Diatomaceen.
A rare atlas of microphotographs of diatoms (algae or photoplankton) by German specialists. With a title page, introduction, and list of the 12 photographic plates. Albumen prints, the images measuring 5x3 5/8 inches (12.7x26.9 cm.), the mounts 11 1/2x9 1/4 inches (29.2x23.5 cm.). 4to, folding printed boards, spine reinforced; hand stamps and inked notations on front pastedown and title page; contents loose as issued. Berlin: Otto Mueller's Verlag; London: Williams & Norgate, 1870

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Mueller was a self-taught botanist who published more than 40 papers about diatoms; this book was co-authored with the well known physiologist Fritsch. The imges are based on slides created by J.D. Moeller, from Wedel.

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