microscope

     

A microscope (Greek: μικρόν (micron) = small σκοπεῖν (skopein) = to look at) is an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy. The term microscopic means minute or very small, not visible with the eye unless aided by a microscope. The microscopes used in schools and homes trace their history back almost 400 years.

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  • Lex traded in his optical one for a scanning electron one & increased his magnification 50x
  • To study atoms you might use a scanning tunneling one of these
  • 1590:Dutch lens grinder Zacharias Janssen invents a type of this optical research instrument
  • Microtechnique, which includes sectioning & staining, is the preparation of objects for this instrument
  • Zacharias Janssen is said to have invented the compound this by placing convex lenses at both ends of a tube
  • An electron type of this optical scientific instrument is used to magnify molecules for study
  • In 1600's, amateur Dutch scientist van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria by using this
  • Doctors can look at blood cells under this magnifying instrument
  • It's the optical instrument whose name is from the Greek for "small view"

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