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IN the 1934 edition of the catalogue issued by Messrs. Carl Zeiss (London), Ltd. (37 Mortimer Street, London, W.I), after an excellent introduction upon the theory of the microscope, the series of microscope stands manufactured is described. The design of the microscope stand has substantially altered in recent years, and the usual form now adopted consists of a broad base which supports a one-piece limb for carrying the illuminating system, the stage and the tube. This one-piece limb is in the form of a segment of a circle with a deep central recess. This recess serves as a handle, and provides ample range for a large stage. Another convenient modern device is the inclined tube, single or binocular, which can be fitted to most of the models, in some of which the fine-adjustment head is located in the tilting axis. A large range of Huygenian and compensating eyepieces, and achromatic, fluorite and apochromatic objectives, are manufactured. Petrological and other types of special stands, magnifiers, haemacytometers, micrometers, micro-manipulator, photomicrographie cameras and other accessory apparatus are also listed.
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Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus. Nature 135, 839 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135839d0
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