These are Darwin's recommendations for the ideal shipboard microscope in an 1849 Royal Navy manual John F.W. Herschel ed., A Manual of scientific enquiry;...
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Microscope@yahoogroup...
Jan 1, 2009 10:37 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Microscope group. File : /Famous...
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Steven Born
stevenbornsfv
Jan 1, 2009 11:01 am
I have uploaded several files to our site, regarding Darwin's microscopes In FILES, there is now a Famous Scientists Microscopes folder In PHOTOS, there is now...
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antrenoru93
Jan 1, 2009 3:40 pm
I have a problem with my microscope,it has shadows on the inner lens,what should I do???With what should I cleaned it?...
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Jim Bosley
bosleyjr04
Jan 1, 2009 3:50 pm
Don, I know that you have some not insignificant experience in this stuff. Can you (or any other expert on the forum) tell me why my photo polarizer (its a...
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pennine56
Jan 1, 2009 5:54 pm
... impart a red ... wave retarder film ... plate: it wasn't red! So be ... ("Scotch") tape also can ... together. The number of ... might need to go through...
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John
johnny999_99
Jan 1, 2009 6:05 pm
Well, after an 800 mile (1,300 Km) round trip, I am in possession of a Reichert Zetopan microscope (along with two other units). I am trying to figure out...
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Frez
frfez
Jan 1, 2009 7:06 pm
Hi John Your scope has phase contrast objectives, but no phase contrast condenser to make them useful for that function. It also has the DIC condenser, but no...
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John
johnny999_99
Jan 1, 2009 7:56 pm
Hello Frez, Thank you for the response. I am soo confused. The condenser has a part # "Nr. 56 214" and 1K written on it. I wonder if I should sell the...
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leitzscope
Jan 1, 2009 8:19 pm
Hi John The Zeiss Jena microscope you have looks like it has a phase contrast condenser, so I assume the objectives are phase (marked Pv in red on Jena scopes...
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John
johnny999_99
Jan 1, 2009 8:28 pm
Hello Ray, The objectives are marked Phv in red. John...
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Frez
frfez
Jan 1, 2009 8:46 pm
... This is understandable. :) ... That is actually IK. (Kontrast with a K in Austrian) ... Because of your limited knowledge with scopes, it will be difficult...
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Frez
frfez
Jan 1, 2009 9:45 pm
John Let's see if we can further your understanding a bit. How a microscope system illuminates a specimen is one of its most important design criteria. Early...
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Dora Smith
tiggernut24
Jan 1, 2009 11:04 pm
I've just been using water prepared for my aquarium. It's dechlorinated and has air bubbled through it, which in our particular case lowers teh extreme ph....
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tony.pattinson@...
tony.pattins...
Jan 1, 2009 11:48 pm
This is my first post, so I don't know if this subject has come up before. ( I've searched, but not found anything) I like to view aquatic life, rotifers etc....
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Ian McMillan
epiglyph
Jan 1, 2009 11:49 pm
I'm looking for anything I can find on micro dissection tools for lepidoptera genitalia dissection. Where can I get them? Can I make them myself, and how do I...
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desmid2
Jan 2, 2009 1:55 am
I think that it is possible to glue a coverslip on to a SLR camera focusing screen so that one can make focusing easier as the glue/mountant fills the ground...
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Chris
fabricator4
Jan 2, 2009 3:16 am
Hi desmid2, The ground "glass" screens on most 35mm SLR's are actually a very soft plastic. It's very easy to damage them - even a cotton bud or tissue will...
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stephen d yahn
stephendyahn
Jan 2, 2009 5:08 am
You must avoid demineralisedwater. Water has such a powerful action in attracting minerals that it will pull the minerals out of the amoeba's bodies and kill...
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Charles Guevara
icecilliate123
Jan 2, 2009 5:12 am
Hi Ian, Arthur (Roseoptics) noted a great firm at: www.bioindustrialproducts.com, in this forum last week about. Great prices on micro-scissors, and...
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desmid2
Jan 2, 2009 5:53 am
Hi Chris, Thank you for your in depth answer. The camera that I'm using is a Canon 5D and they do have replaceable focusing screens but do not have a plain or...
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Ian McMillan
epiglyph
Jan 2, 2009 7:16 am
Thanks very much! That is an extremely uselful link. Yes, I do squeeze out the male genital capsule and can do that very well with jeweler's forceps and pins;...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger
Jan 2, 2009 7:45 am
Hi Frez & John, I found a DIC slider for Zetopan about 5 years ago. As Freze said it was hard to find and expensive. If your serious about microscopy you have...
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Chris
fabricator4
Jan 2, 2009 7:58 am
Hi Mike Are you aware that there's quite a few asian companies making screens that will fit the 5D as well as many other brands? More on this in a minute... ...
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Mr MARC ARLEN
marc_arlen
Jan 2, 2009 8:23 am
Hi Tony, I too like to view the living microworld. I quickly discovered the problem
of depth of field that you mention. I solved the problem by building my own...
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John
johnny999_99
Jan 2, 2009 3:54 pm
Thanks Frez - that helps a lot....
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John
johnny999_99
Jan 2, 2009 4:19 pm
Hello Frez, The dreaded, inevitable question - how do I go about pricing the scope or the parts? I have a fair amount of experience with old cameras so I have...
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Dora Smith
tiggernut24
Jan 2, 2009 5:15 pm
What about distilled water, Stephen? Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@... ... From: stephen d yahn To: Microscope@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
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rhamvossen
Jan 2, 2009 5:46 pm
Hi all, The phase condenser I have in my Dialux II is type 405e, not the 402a. According to the Leitz document "Image-forming and illuminiating systems of the...
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alfsch@...
alfredscherer
Jan 2, 2009 6:25 pm
distilled water is not harmful to humans. The body has excess sodium salts and they are eliminated and regulated by the kidney. Most animals get their salts...
