• Question: How to remember a microscope of by heart

    Asked by anon-226297 to Freya on 22 Nov 2019.
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      Freya Addison answered on 22 Nov 2019:

      I am sorry this is not my field. I rarely use a microscope. A microscope set up will be different depending on personal preferences and eyesight. You will always have an eyepiece which you can get at different magnifications. There will be a focus knob on the main stand which you will need to rotate to move the eyepiece up and down to focus on whatever your looking at. On the stage will be clips for your slide to be stably held, and underneath there will either be a mirror for light to be reflected up to the slide.
      I would recommend reading this for a more comprehensive guide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zg9mk2p/revision/5
      Good luck.

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