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VIII.54 Compound microscope, demonstration
Maker: unknown
Place:German?
Date:late 19th cent.
Materials:brass
Dimensions:length 180 mm; plate of base 61x49 mm
Current inventory:2672
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Compound microscope, probably German. Consists of a sleeve to which a disk stage is attached at one end. The body-tube slides in the sleeve. The objective is too powerful for this type of microscope. The observer held the instrument and pointed it toward a light source.

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