Abstract: The invention concerns a microscope having a basic body on or in which are arranged at least one microscope objective, at least one eyepiece, and at least one beam splitter that is provided in the beam path between the microscope objective and the eyepiece and that reflects a portion of the light out of the beam path to the eyepiece or reflects images into the beam path going to the eyepiece.

Abstract: The invention concerns a microscope having a basic body on or in which are arranged at least one microscope objective, at least one eyepiece, and at least one beam splitter that is provided in the beam path between the microscope objective and the eyepiece and that reflects a portion of the light out of the beam path to the eyepiece or reflects images into the beam path going to the eyepiece.

Abstract: A stand for supporting an apparatus includes a main frame; a linkage parallelogram connected to the main frame; a first supporting arm connected to the linkage parallelogram; an energy storing element connected to the linkage parallelogram at a plurality of places; and a device for displacing the center of gravity of the apparatus. The displacing device includes a second supporting arm having a first non-vertical axis (A--A). The second supporting arm is rotatably connected to the first supporting arm and is connected to the apparatus by a connection point having a second non-vertical axis which is perpendicular to the first non-vertical axis. The displacing device displaces the center of gravity of the apparatus into a point of intersection of the first non-vertical axis and the second non-vertical axis.