jan 1, 1590 - First microscope :
Hans and Zacharias Janssen, two Dutch
spectacle makers, created the first
microscope. It was a compound microscope,
which used lenses for magnification. The
objective lens was positioned close to the
object, and produced an imaget that was then
magnified further by the eyepice.
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Hans and Zacharias Janssen, two Dutch spectacle makers, created the first microscope. It was a compound microscope, which used two lenses for magnification. The objective lens was positioned close to the object, and produced an image that was then magnified further by the eyepiece.
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