hand lens
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“We needed to lay on our bellies with a hand lens to observe the plant,” Guilliams said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
This is where that hand lens is useful again, to distinguish between the two.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
The Dunham Classification is based on rock texture, which is visible to the naked eye or using a hand lens and is easier for field applications.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
This equipment comprises the mast-mounted colour cameras and laser spectrometer, and the arm-held "hand lens" camera and X-ray spectrometer.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2013
Much of the seaweed from deeper bottoms seems to be covered with a dense fur, which under a hand lens resolves into beautiful hydroids,—near relatives of the anemones and corals.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by William Beebe
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