The fine adjustment knob raises or lowers the body tube through short distances to bring the object into sharper focus.
The diaphragm regulates the amount of light passing for the illumination of the specimen.
The body tube holds the eye piece and revolving nose piece.
Faimus answered the question on December 4, 2017 at 12:41
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