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stand, and the accessory apparatus can be adapted at any 

 time, "without returning the instrument to the maker's 

 hands. 



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Fig. 359. — Crouch's Microscope. Scale \. 



The latest improvement effected in this cheap instru- 

 ment is the adaptation of a concentric rotating stage, a 

 most convenient and useful addition. This stage (fig. 360) 

 is an adaptation of Nachet's principle, and consists of: a, 

 a lower plate or stage attached to stand in the ordinary 

 manner, with fitting beneath (f) to receive the accessory 

 illuminating apparatus, b is an upper plate rotating con- 



