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How-to Get More Out of Your Compound Microscope

So it's almost time the start of the Christmas holiday break yet here you are, at your university or school's science office, stuck with so many other students from your class and other classes with homework for your science classes. You know that with all these students present, you will have limited time to use the microscopes there given this line of students and the fact that your Science teachers just decided it was fun to dump so much school work on you this close to the holidays. Do you really want to be in that situation?

It's Not Only for the Bio Sciences

Having your very own compound microscope isn't only for biology studies. It is a tool that can be used for many different (scientific) purposes. From examining tissue samples from a plant sample you have at biology class to just a regular day at the beach, the sky's the limit for this instrument. The key to maximizing your usage of this tool lies in your learning the basics and applying them each time you use your microscope. By knowing these basics, you will see the difference with a normal microscope and how this tool enhances your experiments.

The Compound Microscope: What Makes It Better?

Alright, so you've decided to get yourself a microscope. But microscopes aren't really cheap and if you really want to get one for yourself, you have to check the possibilities wherein you will be using it. There are different kinds of microscopes out in the market that maybe within range of your budget as a student. The compound microscope is one of them.

What makes the compound microscope better than the others? Well, it consists of two or more double convex lenses fixed into the two ends of a hollow cylinder. Unlike most ordinary student microscopes, the compound microscope is limited to about 2000x magnification. For normal schoolwork, that is way beyond the necessary magnification you need. With such a magnification limit, you can view different kinds of things such as bacteria, algae, protozoa and a variety of animal/human cells. You cannot view viruses or molecules or atoms though since they are beyond the microscope's magnification limit. Thus, would you really settle for less?

Don't Panic: Keep Your Own Time and Pace

With your very own compound microscope, you can keep your own time and pace with your science experiments needing a microscope. No need to line up along with other students to borrow the public microscopes. Depending on how much you need, you have two options with microscopes. You can either buy yourself one or rent one.

It is advisable, that if you use it quite often, to buy it. At least with this, you can do your experiments in the comfort of your own room and in the comfort of your own time. The sooner you finish all your experiments, the sooner your thoughts can be diverted to what really matters to you (spending time with family and/or childhood friends) and the sooner you can relax and prepare yourself for your Christmas holiday break.

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AmScope Binocular Biological Microscope 40X-1600X $192 This is a brand new binocular compound microscope that is specially designed for clinical examination and teaching demonstration in medical field, laboratories and colleges. It comes with a binocular sliding head, coarse & fine focusing system, and eight magnification settings, 40X, 64X, 100X, 160X, 400X, 640X, 1000X & 1600X. It is an ideal instrument for biological, bacteriological and pharmaceutical researches. This microscope is made by the same technicians and on the same production line as optical instruments for Leica, Zeiss, Nikon and Olympus. It is in factory sealed box. Its retail value is above $1,100. Type: Microscopes

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