Approximately 148 million: That’s the number of specimens – including plants, animals, minerals and human artifacts – curators estimate are held in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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Because of the limited depth of field, only the region near the focal plane appears sharp, while areas away from focus become severely blurred. Figure 3. Overview of the proposed all-in-focus FPM ...