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      • History                        •
        History                         Scanning Electron 
      •Use
      •Use                             Microscope
      • Light Microscope
      • Light Microscope               •
      •Compound                         Atomic Force 
      •Compound                        Microscope
        Microscope
        Microscope
      •Scanning Tunneling              •
      •Scanning Tunneling               Electron Microscope
        Microscope
        Microscope
      •X-Ray Microscope
      •X-Ray Microscope
      •Binocular 
      •Binocular 
        Microscope
        Microscope
                                     
                                     
           The first record of the use of lenses to manipulate 
           The first record of the use of lenses to manipulate 
         images was in Greek and Roman writings of around 
         images was in Greek and Roman writings of around 
         1000 A.D. As for the origins of someone using lenses to 
         1000 A.D. As for the origins of someone using lenses to 
         magnify a minute object, it is unclear. Most scientific 
         magnify a minute object, it is unclear. Most scientific 
         instruments have a clear place in the historical records 
         instruments have a clear place in the historical records 
         when they were formed and who created them, not the 
         when they were formed and who created them, not the 
         microscope though. The definition of the microscope 
         microscope though. The definition of the microscope 
         makes it difficult to determine when it was first 
         makes it difficult to determine when it was first 
         created. Since there were lenses dating back to 
         created. Since there were lenses dating back to 
         ancient societies, how do we say when those lenses 
         ancient societies, how do we say when those lenses 
         were used to look at minute objects? It is practically 
         were used to look at minute objects? It is practically 
         impossible to say when a single lens was used in that 
         impossible to say when a single lens was used in that 
         fashion. Credit for the first compound microscope 
         fashion. Credit for the first compound microscope 
         (multiple lenses) is generally given to Zacharias Jansen 
         (multiple lenses) is generally given to Zacharias Jansen 
         and John Lipperhey of the Netherlands, in 1590.
         and John Lipperhey of the Netherlands, in 1590.
                                     
                                     
    • A microscope is an instrument that 
    • A microscope is an instrument that 
      produces an enlarged image of an object.
      produces an enlarged image of an object.
                            
                            
    • A microscope ( Greek: Micran= small and 
    • A microscope ( Greek: Micran= small and 
       scopos = aim) is an instrument for veiwing 
       scopos = aim) is an instrument for veiwing 
       objects that are to small to be seen by the naked 
       objects that are to small to be seen by the naked 
       or unaided eye. The science of investing small 
       or unaided eye. The science of investing small 
       objects using such an instrument is callled 
       objects using such an instrument is callled 
       microscopy, and the term microscopic means 
       microscopy, and the term microscopic means 
       minute or very small, not easily visible with the 
       minute or very small, not easily visible with the 
       unaided eye. In other words, requiring a 
       unaided eye. In other words, requiring a 
       microscope to examine.
       microscope to examine.
                                 
                                 
      A microscope which consists of two microscopes 
      A microscope which consists of two microscopes 
      in series, the first serving as the ocular lens 
      in series, the first serving as the ocular lens 
      (close to the eye) and the second serving as the 
      (close to the eye) and the second serving as the 
      objective lens (close to the object to be 
      objective lens (close to the object to be 
      viewed). Credit for creating the compound 
      viewed). Credit for creating the compound 
      microscope goes usually to the Dutch spectacle 
      microscope goes usually to the Dutch spectacle 
      makers Hans and Zacharias Janssen who in 1590 
      makers Hans and Zacharias Janssen who in 1590 
      invented an instrument that could be used as 
      invented an instrument that could be used as 
      either a microscope or telescope. The 
      either a microscope or telescope. The 
      compound microscope has evolved into the 
      compound microscope has evolved into the 
      dominant type of optical microscope today. 
      dominant type of optical microscope today.