An Introduction to Microscopy
This program covers the basic optical properties of the microscope and demonstrates the correct procedure to set up bright field illumination. It shows the technique of oil immersion and describes the calibration of the eyepiece graticule.
Filmed in a clinical environment at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, living samples are viewed under bright field, phase contrast, differential interference contrast and fluorescent microscopy.
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