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Good lighting is an essential component of good microscopy. There are numerous different light sources available for microscopy, and this can make it a confusing topic. For the level of microscopy in this book, knowledge of the different bulbs is useful but not essential. As a beginner microscoper, the choice of light source will likely have been made for you. The hobbyist or student user will most likely have an LED light source, unless they have an older model.
In this chapter, we will cover the different types of light source and the different bulbs that are available.
There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere
Isaac Asimov
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Lawlor, D. (2019). Light Sources. In: Introduction to Light Microscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05393-2_11
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