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Feb 1, 1500
FLEA GLASS
this first prototype of todays compound microscope came into the form known as "flea glasses" flea glasse allowed for the examination of smal objects such a fleas -
Period: Aug 11, 1500 to
microscope
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compound microscope
this type of microscope works by bending light rays from one lens to another, enlarging and object multiple times -
single lens microscope
was Antony Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a Dutch draper and scientist, and one of the pioneers of microscopy who in the late 17th century became the first man to make and use a real microscope. He made his own simple microscopes, which had a single lens and were hand-held. -
the electron microscope
he electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses a beam of electrons to create an image of the specimen. It is capable of much higher magnifications and has a greater resolving power than a light microscope, allowing it to see much smaller objects in finer detail. -
the microscope today
the light microscope is often used in the life sciences where living biology is observed, the microscope is a priceless invention that has revolutionalized our ability to look at the natural world around us.
