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Microscope
One or more lens that makes an enlarged image of an object.
• Simple
• Compound
• Electron
Simple Microscope
• Similar to a magnifying glass and has only
one lens.
Compound Microscope
• Lets light pass through an object and then through
two or more lenses.
• Type that will be
used in class.
Electron Microscope
• Uses a magnetic field to bend beams of electrons;
instead of using lenses to bend beams of light.
A Lens
• Enlarges an image and bends the light
toward your eye.
Eyepiece Lens
Usually has a power of 10 x
Eyepiece Lens
X
Objective Lens
=
Total Magnification
• Place the Slide on the
Microscope
• Use Stage Clips
• Click Nosepiece to the lowest
(shortest) setting
• Look into the Eyepiece
• Use the Coarse Adjustment
knob