

We use microscopes to measure Microscopic lengths.
Most measurements that are made with a compound microscope are between 0.2um to 25mm. It is hard to make measurements above 25mm becasue most eyepieces on a microscope do not have a field of view greater than 25mm.
The stage micrometer is used to calibrate an eyepiece reticle when making measurements with a microscope. Eyepiece Reticle (or reticule) -a small piece of glass with a ruler etched into it that fits into a microscope eyepiece. This ruler is used to make measurements of objects viewed through the microscope.
