The microfcope explained. xli 
crofcope with either of its magnifiers to their proper 
focus. This .Hiding bar R being connected with the 
bar XS, that is moveable upon a joint at S, the microf¬ 
cope may be thereby placed to any convenient oblique 
fituation. W, is a key to tighten the joint at S, if 
xequifite. 
The joint at S turns horizontally in the center z of 
the triangular feet V V V, which fupport the whole 
inftrument. 
The ftage D D Hides into a dove-tail at e, in this the 
ivory Aiders G are to be placed to examine fuch objects 
as are placed between the talcs ; or all cafual objedts 
may be placed upon the flat glafs K, when put into the 
ftage, and examined with eafe, or if they be animalcula 
in fluids, the concave glafs L is to be applied to the ftage 
D D, or if they be living infedts, fuch as flies &c. firft 
place the concave glafs L upon the ftage, and cover it 
with one of the flat glafles K, and you may examine it 
with pleafure. 
Many objedts may be viewed by being pinched in the 
nippers b, the ftage D D being firft removed, and the 
part d of the nippers b with its joint c, being put into 
the dove-tail at e: the whole of fuch objedts may be 
turned round, and every part of them examined with 
pleafure. 
The illuminating glafs Q_Q^turns on the two a,xis 
n, n, and alfo at f, by which means it may be readily 
directed to a white cloud and reflect the light under any 
tranfparent objedt to the eye at E, and alfo to either of 
the concave filver f^ecula M when an opake objedt is 
to be examined that the light may be thrown on that 
furface of the objedt which is next the eye. 
When an opake objedt is to be examined, unfcrew the 
dove-tail piece at c, and fcrew one of the filver fpecula 
M into its place) lay your objedt on one of the round 
glalfes 
