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The History of the Microscope

By caitlinbrown39

  • The first microscope was invented.

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed bacteria under a microscope for the first time.

  • Joseph Jackson Lister discovers that by using different lenses you can create clear magnification.

  • Richard Zsigmondy invents the ultramicroscope.

  • Transparent materials are studied for the first time.

  • The electron microscope was developed.

  • The specimen images possible with the invention of the scanning tunnel.

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