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Nejlonharisnya.

UNSPECIFIED, UNDATED: Nylon stocking fibres. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the weave of a nylon stocking (ladies tights). Magnification: x75 at 6x6cm size.

Visually stunning new book Microcosmos takes readers into a secret world by showing them a huge collection of anything from household items to human body parts in incredible close up - magnified by between 22 times and 22 MILLION times. Taken by over 30 'microscopists' using a variety microscopes and ultra-powerrerd scanning electron microscopes, the book charters a voyage through a miniature world showing the unlikeliest parts of our lives in miniscule detail. Across six sections including zoology, the human body and botanics, readers can see items like the wings of insects, the human eye and a butterfly tongue. Also included are the weird and wonderful, like a rusty nail and cut hair on the blade of a razor. The book, by Brandon Broll, is available to buy in the UK later this month from October 25, 2010.