Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 · Philadelphia : Blakiston · leaf 281
il itcannot be made to penetrate farther, when it will be found to be very securelyfixed. The end of the handle which embraces it may then be bevelled-awayround its point of insertion. f It is difficult to convey by a drawing the idea of the real curvature of thisinstrument, the blades of which,… … cutting microscopic sections of soft tissues : but as such sections-can be cut far more effectively by the methods to be presently de-scribed, a mere mention of this instrument will here suffice. 184. Microtome.—There is a large class of substances, of moderate-hardness, both Animal and Vegetable,…
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