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Refraction and Magnification
The Microscope
Notice the blue areas, which represent lenses. Note also that many of the lenses are convex, thus the light that goes through a specimen is focused and therefore magnified. Labels: A) Ocular, B) Objective, C) slide holder, D) Illumination Lenses, E) Slide Stage, and F) Illumination Mirror
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