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achromatic achromatic lens adjustment angular aperture animalcule apparent magnitude appear axis candle centre CHAP chromatic aberration colour concave convex lens corpuscles diameter diamond direction disc dispersive powers distance distinct vision distinctly diverge doublets effect engraved equal explained extreme eye-glass eye-piece field of view focal length focus illuminated Images produced inch increase insect instrument LARDNER'S MUSEUM larva latter lenses less light linear dimensions magni magnifying glasses magnifying power Method micro micrometric microscopic objects milk milled head minute motion mounted moved MUSEUM OF SCIENCE naked eye necessary object-glass object-piece obliquity observer optical image piece plane polarised position prism proportion rack and pinion rays red image reflected reflector refracting power rendered right angles scale screw shown in fig side simple microscopes slide slider spherical aberration SPHERICAL REFLECTORS stage supposed surface telescopes tion translucent transparent body tube varying vertical visible visual angle visual magnitude
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