BASE FOR MICROSCOPE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a base for a microscope capable of accurately and easily aligning a microscope to a specified position and supporting the microscope in a stable state. SOLUTION: The microscope is moved to a specified place by the base 1 for the microscope in a state where a fixed base 5 is made to float from a floor surface by attaching a caster 9 to a movable base 6 and moving the base 6 in a downstream direction with respect to the base 5. Thereafter, the base 6 is moved in an upward direction with respect to the base 5 so as to make the base 5 stand on the floor surface, and an air bearing is attached to the base 6 instead of the caster 9, whereby the microscope is accurately and easily aligned to the specified position. Furthermore, since the microscope is supported by the base 5 after the alignment, the microscope can be supported in the stable state. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI