History of the Microscope

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History of the Microscope
"Of all the inventions none there is Surpasses
the noble Florentines Dioptrick Glasses For
what a better, fitter guift Could bee in this
Worlds Aged Luciosity. To help our Blindnesses
so as to devize a paire of new Artificial eyes
By whose augmenting power wee now see more than
all world Has ever doun Before. Henry Powers,
1664

• Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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What is a microscope?

• an instrument used to obtain enlarged images of
  tiny objects or minute details of objects

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Compound Microscope2 lenses
Lens or lenses Light
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Zaccharias and son, Han Janssen

• 1590Janssen in Germany
• 1609Galileo in Italy

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Anton Von Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)

• Father of Microscopy
• From Holland
• saw animalcules, which were bacteria and
  protozoa

• Made a SUPER magnifying glass
• Discovered nematodes ?

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Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

• English Father of Microscopy
• Asked to confirm existence of animalcules aka
  bacteria and protozoa
• Discovered cells in cork

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Robert Hooke
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Powell Lealand
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Zeiss Laboratory
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Modern, High-Powered Microscope
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Parts of Compound Microscope