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image size

actual size x magnification

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millimetre

x10^-3

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micrometre

x10^-6

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nanometre

x10^-9

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converting from mm to micrometre

x1000

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converting nanometre to micrometre

divide 1000

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how do we measure the size of the specimen in the microscope?

using an eyepiece graticule

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how do we measure the actual size in the stage?

we use a stage micrometre which is a small ruler placed on the stage of a microscope.