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By Catherine Wilson. 280 pp. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1995. $39.50. ISBN 0-691-03418-4.

At the beginning of the Metaphysics, Aristotle exalts sight above the other senses for its power to lead us to knowledge. Presumably, the more and the better we can see, the more we will know. In this fascinating account of the invisible world opened up by the invention of the microscope, Catherine Wilson suggests that seeing more may not necessarily mean understanding more.

Wilson describes how the early microscopists of the 17th century explored the subvisible structures of animals, plants, insects, and minerals. She faithfully details the microscopical discoveries made by Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Malpighi, and others. But what is more . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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