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The Microscope. Microscope History . 14 th Century. The art of grinding lenses is developed in Italy and spectacles are made to improve eyesight . . 1590 . Dutch lens grinders Hans and Zacharias Janssen make the first compound microscope by placing several lenses in a tube. . 1667 .
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14th Century • The art of grinding lenses is developed in Italy and spectacles are made to improve eyesight.
1590 • Dutch lens grinders Hans and Zacharias Janssen make the first compound microscope by placing several lenses in a tube.
1667 • Robert Hooke studies various objects with his microscope and publishes his results in Micrographia. He used a compound microscope to discover that living things were composed of cells.
1675 • Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Known as the Father of Microscopy, uses a single lens microscope (only one lens) to look at blood, insects, etc…He was first to describe cells and bacteria with detail • Microscopy: the study of very small things
18th Century • Creation of microscopes using two or more lenses. These are called compound microscopes.
1903 • Richard Zsigmondy develops the ultra microscope. • To study objects below wavelength of light
1932 • Frits Zernike invents the phase-contrast microscope. • Use to study colorless and transparent biological materials
1938 • Ernst Ruska develops the electron microscope. • Uses electrons to increase visibility
1981 • Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer invent the scanning tunneling microscope. • Creates 3-D images of objects down to atomic level
Microscope Magnification
Magnification • Refers to the Power of a Microscope. • 4 levels of Magnification are: • Scanning: 4X • Low Power: 10X • High Power: 40X • Eyepiece Objective: 10X
Total Magnification • Calculated by taking the eyepiece objective TIMES the objective lens Example: Looking through high power 10 X 40 = 400
Power of Magnification Low Power-Youare able to See a large field of view, but not as much detail. High Power-the field of view is smaller, but you are able to see more detail.
Microscope Terms to Know
Field of View • Refers to the amount of a specimen we are able to see; decreases as the power of magnification increases.
Slide • Rectangular glass plate used to view samples of water or other materials.
Cover Slip • Small glass or plastic piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide.
CELLS ARE ARTWORK (thanks to microscopes)