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VIII.62 Compound microscope
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:1832-1862
Materials:brass
Dimensions:height 370 mm, base diameter 87 mm
Current inventory:2649
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This compound microscope has a round base on which a square-sectioned pillar is mounted. The pillar hold the illumination mirror and the stage, whose position is adjusted for focusing by rackwork. Under the stage are a condenser and a diaphragm. A bull's eye lens is supported by an articulated arm. The eyepiece contains a Nicol prism.

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