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So you got project on making the compound microscope right? You hit the search button and selected a couple of sites to get the information and you are here. This microscope is often given as projects to school children. Let's see how to make it.

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    Take the diameter of the magnifying lens.
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    Take out the circumference of the lens and mark the length with a pencil somewhere on a paper.
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    Mark a 12-inch line perpendicular to one end of the circumference line. Use both lines to complete a rectangle and cut out of the paper.
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    Keep your lens on a smooth and flat surface.
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    Wrap the paper around it.
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    Make a hole in that to push through it.
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    Wrap a tape on the edge of tube where it seams meet to create a cylinder.
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    Cut a one inch square in the tube below the handle at the opposite end of the cylinder.
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    Measure and take a strip track in the tube opposite to handle. Make sure that the strip should be wide enough to meet the second lens and also it should extend from one inch above the cylinder base to one inch below the magnifying lens at the top of the tube.
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    Insert the second magnifying lens there. Tighten it.
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    Experiment the magnifying glass. You can see your notebook pages through it.
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EditThings You'll Need

  • 2 magnifying glasses of identical size.
  • Basic things like scissors, tape measure
  • Wrapping Tape

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