Celestron Advanced Stereo Microscope Microscope Basics - Page 2

Table of Contents WHAT IS A MICROSCOPE ? ...3 WHAT IS MICROSCOPY ?...3 WHO INVENTED THE MICROSCOPE ? ...4 WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A MICROSCOPE ? ...4 WHAT SPECIFIC CATEGORIES ARE MICROSCOPES USED FOR OR BY 5 TYPES OF MICROSCOPES...6 COMPOUND MICROSCOPE...6 STEREO MICROSCOPE ...7 OTHER TYPES OF MICROSCOPES...8 PARTS OF A MICROSCOPE ...9 OBJECTIVE LENSES ...11 EYEPIECE (OCULAR) ...12 CONDENSER LENS (SUB-STAGE CONDENSER) ...12 DIAPHRAGM ...13 ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS (LIGHT SOURCE) ...13 FOCUS SYSTEMS...15 HEAD (BODY) ...15 NOSEPIECE (TURRET OR REVOLVING NOSEPIECE)...16 ARM...16 BASE ...16 EYEPIECE TUBES ...16 TUBE LENS ...17 STAGE...17 TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSCOPES ...17 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES ...18 OPTICAL ABERRATIONS ...18 RECOMMENDED BOOKS...19 2