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Different Types Of Microscopes

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Microscopes are mechanical devices used for viewing objects and materials so minute in size that they are undetectable by the naked eye. The process conducted with such an instrument, called Microscopy, uses the combined schools of optical science and light reflection, controlled and manipulated through lenses, to study small objects at close range. The basic microscope consists of several complex and interrelated parts: a cylinder that provides a necessary space of air between the...

Microscope Faq: Different Scopes For Different Folks

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* What is an electron microscope? Invented by a German physicist named Ernst Ruska, electron microscopes are mostly used in archaeology, medicine, and geology to look at surfaces or layers of objecs. Rather than using light, electron microscopes use electrons to produce images. They have high resolution and can magnify in small detail. * What is a compound microscope? Used mostly in biology, compound microscopes have two or more double convex lenses. They produce a 2-D slice image ...