Working of Compound Microscope
A compound microscope uses a combination of lenses (the first is the objective lens and the other is the ocular lens) along with a light source for producing a highly magnified image of the sample.
The objective lens produces a real magnified image, which is also the first image of the sample. This image is again magnified by the ocular lens, which provides a more sharp image, this is the final image of the sample. The image produced by the ocular lens is virtual and is observed by the eye through the eyepiece. The light produced by the light sources, enters the eye of the observer by passing through the two lenses, resulting in a highly magnified and bright image, this is the reason the compound microscope is also known as a Bright-field microscope.
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Compound Microscope
Compound Microscope is a type of microscope that is widely used for research and scientific purposes to observe minute objects that are not else visible through our naked eye. Compound Microscope is an incredible tool that helps us to explore the microscopic world in a better way.
Compound Microscope uses two or more lenses to provide a more detailed and magnified image of the sample under observation. Not only it is an extraordinary tool it has a captivating history too. Compound Microscope was developed by a father-son duo Hans Janssen and Zacharias Janssen in the late 1590s, they were the first to use a combination of lenses to create a magnified image of an object. Nowadays it is widely used in various research centers, laboratories, and fields like biology, medicine, etc.
In this article, we will focus on the compound microscope, its components, its usage, and much more. So, Let’s dig more into this but first understand what a microscope is.
Table of Content
- What is a Compound Microscope?
- Diagram of a Compound Microscope
- Parts of the Compound Microscope
- Working of Compound Microscope
- Simple and Compound Microscope
- Electron vs Compound Microscope