Optical microscope 9203300

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Start your journey into the microcosmos with this 48-piece children's microscope set! With up to 1200x magnification, you can view even the tiniest details with precision. This UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD children's microscope set allows you to view the small wonders of nature. Start your journey into the microcosmos: simply unpack the microscope and take your first peek! The set comes with 1 permanent specimen and 4 pre-prepared textile samples, allowing you to use the microscope straight away. You can choose between 100x, 600x and 1200x zoom. Each zoom level reveals an entirely new world. Have you always wanted to know what your hair, a bird's feather or an onion skin looks like in detail? No problem: With specimen slides, cover glasses, a pipette and many more great accessories, you can prepare your samples yourself with ease. Built-in light for illumination Nothing is visible without light. With this children's microscope, your sample is illuminated from below with an LED. This type of microscope is therefore known as a transmitted light microscope. Important: Your samples must be very thin or transparent to ensure that the light can travel through the specimen to your eye. If the LED batteries are empty, you can do things the traditional way: in good lighting conditions, turn the mirror until the reflected light illuminates your samples, just like scientists used to do! The microscope also comes with a range of colour filters that allow you to discover your objects in a new light. The contrast and depth of field can be adjusted with the various apertures.