Talk:Microscopy
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[edit] A polite request...
I am doing a major overhaul of this page over the course of the next week or two, and its not finished yet! so please don't revert all of my changes because it seems a bit unstructured, it will get better :D Zephyris 21:12, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
+++ Question +++ Are Particle Colliders and Atom Smashers not some sort of microscopes? If so, could you include some appropriate links to relevant articles on that? William vroman
- yes, in some respects. my feeling is that microscopy refers to any mechanism which 'directly' images a target, which does apply to some particle collider experiments. I think that some experiments, such as electron(?) scattering to reveal neutron/proton quark structures, would be appropriate here, and a short mention in the introduction and a short section (as for scanning probe microscopes) would be suitable. - Zephyris Talk 01:38, 18 November 2006 (UTC). Sorry if this doesnt make much sense - wine at work!
- I'd draw the line at what you can find in good sources. If you find a book that refers to these things as microscopy, go for it. Dicklyon 06:31, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Action
I have read through the talk here and at microscope to try and get something done about the future of these articles. It seems that people agree on what should be done, it just needs doing!
Here is an outline of what I believe a sensible solution is for the microscopy, microscope and all other related pages:
- Microscope and microscopy should become portal style pages, with summary articles and links to pages on the individual types of microscopy (optical, electron, etc.) and pages on the physical principles of basic microscopes (ie. optics, resolution, electron optics, etc.)
- Microscope should be written from a physical viewpoint, ie. the physics and history of microscopes, as microscopes are the actual instrument. Microscopy should be written from a more practical viewpoint, ie. the usage and reasons for usage of the different techniques.
- Optical microscope needs its own page, similar to electron microscope. Relevant information on individual optical microscopy instruments and techniques need to be moved to this page.
- Each individual microscopy technique and microscope type (eg. phase contrast, scanning electron, etc.) needs its own page, no matter how short - it is better to have a stub for expansion than a long and confusing parent article.
Finally and most importantly:
- microscope and microscopy should be kept short and simple. They are introductory pages to what is a very wide and in depth region of science. Detail should be confined to more focussed articles.
You have a week to make your comments, and, unless there are any major complaints, im going to get started! Zephyris 20:42, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: nothing you propose seems crazy. Why wait? I cannot imagine that anyone will revert you if you make these reasonable changes. Be bold in updating pages. --JWSchmidt 22:05, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the confidence boost :D, and i have now let myself loose on the articles, bwahahaha! Zephyris 21:12, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Take a look at microscope and consider the relationship between these two articles. adam
- I think that has been done - Marshman 03:51, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
This article needs urgent revision. Porcher 23:14, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- and it still needs urgent revision. Karol 22:11, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
Agreed that this needs substantial improvement, but I would oppose any merge with Microscope. A microscope is the instrument or the tool with which work is done. Microscopy describes the techniques in which a microscope is used. It would be like merging Automobile and Driving
Velela 16:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
The inventor of DIC seems to be called Georges Nomarski. Gogowitsch 09:55, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
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Do you consider deconvolution as another kind of microscopy? I guess that deconvolution should be explained in post-acquisition or image restoration techniques, as a complement for e.g. fluorescence microscopy.... Default007 14:02, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Link suggestion
Is this link relevant for this webpage (page-owner, self-promotion?)? Pvosta 11:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Biomedical imaging - information about/for microscopy http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pvosta/pcrimg.htm
Is this link relevant for this webpage (page-owner, self-promotion?)? Pvosta 11:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Nyquist Sampling in Digital Microscopy - sampling theorem: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pvosta/pcrnyq.htm
[edit] Polarised light microscopy and Multiphoton microscopy??
Shouldn't these be included? Rotational 05:41, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
