Abstract
IT is important in the ultra-violet microscopy of biological material to be able to search for and focus the specimen with visible light so that ultra-violet irradiation can be kept to a minimum. As the material examined is normally unstained, little detail can be seen using conventional illumination with the microscope.
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KING, R. A Phase-Contrast Searcher for the Burch Reflecting Microscope. Nature 173, 220–221 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173220b0
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