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... tube to a specific location at the eyepiece end of the tube . A standard length of 160 millimetres was By courtesy of Carl Zeiss , Inc. binocular prism and pupil separation adjustment objective microscope stage illumination , condenser ...
... tube to a specific location at the eyepiece end of the tube . A standard length of 160 millimetres was By courtesy of Carl Zeiss , Inc. binocular prism and pupil separation adjustment objective microscope stage illumination , condenser ...
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... tube ( end - blown ) , or against the rim of a hole in the side of the tube ( side- blown ) . The Japanese shakuhachi is an end - blown flute , consisting of a wide bamboo tube with a notch at the top , four front finger holes , and one ...
... tube ( end - blown ) , or against the rim of a hole in the side of the tube ( side- blown ) . The Japanese shakuhachi is an end - blown flute , consisting of a wide bamboo tube with a notch at the top , four front finger holes , and one ...
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... tubes projecting through the bottom of the ship and bent so as to face the direction of motion . One tube is open at the forward end ; the opening is referred to as the dynamic- pressure orifice . The second tube is closed at the end ...
... tubes projecting through the bottom of the ship and bent so as to face the direction of motion . One tube is open at the forward end ; the opening is referred to as the dynamic- pressure orifice . The second tube is closed at the end ...
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