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Aug 9, 1500
Flea Glasses
Fleas glasses allowed for examination of small creatures such as the flea. More of an entertainment device than a scientific instrument. -
Period: Aug 9, 1500 to
The development of the microscope
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Compound Microscope
Dutch spectacle makers Zaccaria and Hans Janssen lined up two lenses in a tube to create the first true compund microscope. -
Single lens microscope
Anton van leeuwenhoek was the first to put the microscope to scientific use. His invention used an extreme curvature of one simple lens to magnify specimens up to 279 times. -
The electron microscope
Electron beams with smaller wavelegths than ligh were used to construct a microscope that no longer depended on light waves for manification. -
Todays Microscope
Light microscopes can be found in classrooms across the world, and their affordability makes them a popular option in the education arena of science and medicine.
