mechanical tube length
The distance between the objective-locating nosepiece flange and eyepiece-locating observation tube flange of a microscope, it was standardized at 160 mm for fixed tube length systems by the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS).
See also: tube, eyepiece-locating observation tube flange, objective-locating nosepiece flange, fixed tube length system, optical tube length
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