Intro, microscope and cell structure Flashcards
are instruments that are used in science laboratoriesto visualize very minute objects such as cells, and microorganisms, giving a contrasting imagethat is magnified
Microscope
During the 1st century AD (year 100), glass had been invented and the__________ were looking through the glass and testing it (magnification)
Romans
1590, two Dutch spectacle makers invented the compound microscope
Hans and Zaccharias Janssen
He added a focusing device to his microscope and of course went on to explore the heavens with his telescopes
Galileo
He saw bacteria, yeast, blood cells and many tiny animals swimming about in a drop of water
Anthony Leeuwenhoek
Father of microscopy
Anthony Leeuwenhoek
“English Father of Microscopy”, devised the compound microscope and illumination system shown above
Robert Hooke
The power of a microscope to enlarge the image of an object
Magnification
power of microscope to show detail clearly
Resolution