Nebelthau's Sliding Microscope.
Nebelthau's Sliding Microscope.
(Cf. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Mikroskopie, XIII, 1896.)
| No. 31. | The sliding microscope is an instrument by means of
which very large microscope sections, as, for example,
large sections of the brain, can be systematically
examined. It is also of service in looking over plate
cultures of bacteria. The microscope is carried on a heavy beam supported by two stout pillars under which the stage moves. The various movements are accomplished by motion of the microscope on a lateral track upon its support and by motion of the stage on a similar track at right angles to the first. The motion of the microscope is by means of a screw, that of the stage by double rack and pinion. The extent of the movements is indicated in each case by a scale, thus permitting the systematic examination of the entire specimen. The stage consists of a glass plate, measuring 16×20 cm, which is carried in a frame supported on four columns. The tracks permit a motion of the microscope of 18 cm and of the stage of 13,5 cm. A mirror under the stage affords ample illumination. The microscope tube is so arranged that it can be easily removed from the stand and a simple lens substituted for it. The coarse adjustment of the microscope is by rack and pinion. A screw above the objective serves for fine adjustment. The price of this sliding microscope, without objectives or oculars, but with a lens holder and simple lens magnifying eight diameters is | $80.— |
| Flat glass dish of the same size as the stage to hold very large sections for the purpose of examining them while in clearing fluid | $1.25 |
