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The microscope and its revelations (1891)

Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885, Dallinger, W. H. (William Henry), 1842-1909 · Philadelphia, Blakiston · leaf 434

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satisfied that it will inan almost perfect manner meet the general wants of the biologistlaboratory. This microtome is based upon the model of Rivet ; but that hasbeen immensely expanded in detail. The body of the instrumentconsists of three plates, the middle plate, M, and the side plates, Sand… … Fie.. 844.—Jungs Thoma microtome. points slide upon the middle plate. Thus in the angle in which theblock carrying the knife slides there are five points of contact onpolished surfaces, the block itself having weight enough to keep thewhole steady, so that at a touch it glides to and fro with a…

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