We learned that the microscope is an instrument that can be used to see and observe every small object that is not able to be seen by the naked eye, such as cells. Sometimes the optical microscope, also known as a light microscope, uses one or more than one lens to magnify images of small samples with visible light. The lenses are kept between the sample and the observer’s eye to magnify the image so that it can be examined in detail. The optical microscope works on the principle of reflection of light.

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Compound Microscope: The compound is defined as the microscope with a high resolution and it uses two sets of lenses and gives a 2-dimensional image of the sample. The compound microscope is used by the forensic department to detect the human fingerprints. It is also used in schools for academic purposes.

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In the year, 1676 the Living cells were seen first under the microscope. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the one who built a simple microscope having a single lens for the examination of blood, yeast and insects. He is the first, who gave us the description of cells and bacteria.

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The optical microscope makes a magnified image of an object specimen with the objective lens. Further, it magnifies the image with an eyepiece to allow the user to observe it with the help of the naked eye.  Sometimes the optical microscope, also known as a light microscope, uses one or more than one lens to magnify images of small samples with visible light.

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The microscope works on the principle of a Simple Microscope. The working principle of a microscope is that when any sample is placed within the focus of the microscope, a virtual, erect and magnified image is then produced at the least distance of distinct vision from the eye that is kept at the lens.

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Simple Microscope: The simple microscope is defined as a magnifying glass with a double convex lens that has a short focal length. The simple microscope is used in microbiology labs to study the samples of algae, fungi etc. It is also used by the jewellers to get a magnified image of the fine parts of the jewellery.

The compound microscope contains two lenses. The lens placed towards the object is called the objective lens, and the lens placed nearer the eye is called the eyepiece.

The microscope is an instrument that can be used to see and observe every small object that is not able to be seen by the naked eye, such as cells. The image of any kind of object is magnified by at least one lens in the microscope. This lens bends the light toward the eye and makes an object appear larger than it is.

The term compound refers to using more than one lens in the microscope. In the compound microscope, more than one lens is used for a better view of objects. However, the compound microscope is one of the types of the optical microscope.

In 1590, the first ever microscope was invented. LensCrafters Circa invented the Microscope. All science fields have benefited from using the microscope. It was an invention that was done again in the late 16th century from a modest Dutch eyeglass maker named Zacharias Janssen.

The microscope is the tool that gives us a closer look of the objects that we cant see with the naked eye. If the microscope were not there, we would have no idea about the existence of tiny cells or how plants breathe or how the rocks change over time.