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Use the vernier scale on the mechanical stage of the compound microscope to measure the size of an object.

• Vernier 1
• Vernier 2

Use the vernier scale on the mechanical stage of the compound microscope to measure the size of the optical field.

• Vernier 3

Understand the relationship between magnification and the size of the field of view in light microscopy.

• Magnification and field of view 1
• Magnification and field of view 2

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