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COMPENSATING EYEPIECE [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Photography
CONT

The compensating eyepiece is used to correct, or compensate, the colour difference of magnification that exists in all high-power achromatic or apochromatic objectives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Photographie
CONT

Un oculaire calculé spécialement pour compléter la correction d'un objectif s'appelle oculaire compensateur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

An eyepiece especially designed to correct chromatic and spherical aberrations of the light rays produced by the objective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Instruments d'optique

Spanish

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