Science Flashcards

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Compound microscope

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is the most com-
mon type of microscope. The word compound is used because in order to magnify

an image, a path of light from the source will pass through a path with series of
lenses, where each lens enlarges the image formed by the previous lens. In this
process the images of the small object become larger when you view it.

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eyepiece

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allows you to look
through and observe the enlarge image of the object while the

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