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710 BCE
Nimrud Lens
Thought to have been used as a magnifying glass Title Image: "microscope" by liverpoolhls is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ -
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First Eyeglasses
Invented by Salvino D’Armate "Everyday Eyeglasses" by Brian Leon of Ottawa is licensed with CC BY-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/ -
Early Microscope
Created by Zacharias Janssen and his son Hans. Consisted of lenses in a tube. -
Compound Microscope
Galileo Galilei used convex and concave lenses in his invention. "File:Achromatic compound microscope-MHS 376-P5200277-gradient.jpg" by Louis-François Dellebarre is licensed with CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/fr/deed.en -
First use of the term "Microscope"
Prior inventions were referred to under different names -
Transmission Electron Microscope
Created by Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll. Able to view objects with diameter of an atom. -
Scanning Electron Microscopes
Again built by Ernst Ruska