Middle/Medieval Ages Flashcards
latin for an instrument for viewing what is small
Microscopium
small
micros
to look at
skopein
credited for making one of the earliest compound microscope
Zacharias Janssen and Hans
book published by Robert Hooke, first major book on microscopy
Micrographia
father of microscopy and biology, built the single lengs microcope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
discovered that using weak lenses together at various distances provides clear magnification
Joseph Jackson Lister
tried to apply for a patent for the telescope but failed
Hans Lippershy
improved the design of the telescope
Galileo Galilei
term first used by Galileo Galilei when referring to the telescope
perspicillum
far
tele
polearms
flail, glaive, pikes, lance
Range Weapons
long bow, crossbows
siege weapons
siege tower, battering ram, trebuchet
armor
plate armor, chainmail, shields