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Microscopes

Microscopes. Section 7.1. History of the Microscope. 1590 –first compound microscope. History of the Microscope. 1655 – Robert Hooke used a compound microscope to observe pores in cork He called them “cells”. History of the Microscope. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek

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Microscopes

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  1. Microscopes Section 7.1

  2. History of the Microscope • 1590 –first compound microscope

  3. History of the Microscope • 1655 – Robert Hooke used a compound microscope to observe pores in cork • He called them “cells”

  4. History of the Microscope • Antoine van Leeuwenhoek • 1st to see single-celled organisms in pond water

  5. Microscope Vocabulary • Magnification: increase of an object’s apparent size • Resolution: power to show details clearly • Both are needed to see a clear image

  6. Types of Microscopes • 1. Compound Light Microscope • 1st type of microscope, most widely used • light passes through 2 lenses • Can magnify up to 2000x

  7. Ocular lens Objective lenses

  8. Types of Microscopes • 2. Electron Microscope • Used to observe VERY small objects: viruses, DNA, parts of cells • Uses beams of electrons rather than light • Much more powerful

  9. Types of Microscopes • Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) • Can magnify up to 250,000x

  10. Types of Microscopes • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) • Can magnify up to 100,000x

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