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The stage is the unsung hero in microscopy. Without a perfectly level and controlled stage, imaging is a chore and keeping the sample in focus is incredibly laborious.
In this chapter, we will look at how to focus the image and how to navigate around the slide. We will also compare the stages in an upright microscope, with those of a petrological microscope, and an inverted microscope.
Science is a collaborative enterprise, spanning the generations. When it permits us to see the far side of some new horizon, we remember those who prepared the way—seeing for them also
Carl Sagan
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Lawlor, D. (2019). The Stage. In: Introduction to Light Microscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05393-2_9
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