A WEEKLY RECORD OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. 



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No. 54 -Vol. II. 



July 9, 1 881 . 



Price 10 Cents. 



The "Acme" Microscopes. 



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Monocular, . . $ioo 

 Binocular, . . . 145 



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Monocular, . . . $50 

 Binoculai, . . -75 



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The favorite Laboratory 

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With 1 inch and )i inch 

 objectives, ... 50 



Special Terms made with 

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have same size of tubing and 

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Gem Turn-Table, $2.50- 



Do. Do. with improved 

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"ACME" No. 3. 



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