To provide a microscope including a thin stage which can be arranged in space held between an illumination system and an objective lens, while obtaining a desired drive stroke.
The microscope includes an illumination system 301 illuminating a preparation 101, a stage 301 on which the preparation is placed, and an objective lens 303 forming the image of the preparation illuminated by the illumination system 301. The stage 301 includes a fixed part whose position and inclination with respect to the objective lens 303 are fixed, a specimen holding part whose at least position or inclination with respect to the fixed part can be changed, and a support part supporting the specimen holding part with respect to the fixed part. A connection part between the support part and the specimen holding part and a connection part between the support part and the fixed part are provided on the side of the specimen holding part.
YANAGISAWA MICHIO
Sogo Kuroiwa