Intro, microscope and cell structure Flashcards

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are instruments that are used in science laboratoriesto visualize very minute objects such as cells, and microorganisms, giving a contrasting imagethat is magnified

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Microscope

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During the 1st century AD (year 100), glass had been invented and the__________ were looking through the glass and testing it (magnification)

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Romans

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1590, two Dutch spectacle makers invented the compound microscope

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Hans and Zaccharias Janssen

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He added a focusing device to his microscope and of course went on to explore the heavens with his telescopes

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Galileo

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He saw bacteria, yeast, blood cells and many tiny animals swimming about in a drop of water

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Anthony Leeuwenhoek

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Father of microscopy

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Anthony Leeuwenhoek

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“English Father of Microscopy”, devised the compound microscope and illumination system shown above

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Robert Hooke

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The power of a microscope to enlarge the image of an object

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Magnification

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9
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power of microscope to show detail clearly

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Resolution

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