10 Quick facts on Microscope

1. The first microscope was invented by Zacharias Janssen and Hans Janssen

2. Electron Microscope was made by Knoll and Ruska

3. Class room microscope was invented by Kepler and Galileo

4. As compared to light microscope, the resolving power of electron microscope is 1000 times

5. Scanning electron microscope is important for its image which are three dimensional

6. High magnification of electron microscope is due to

 electronmagnets

7. Phase contrast microscope  is best for studying the process of mitosis

8. Resolving power of light microscope is 0.2 micrometer 

9. The simple microscope has the resolution of 0.1mm 

10. A compound microscope has 3 lenses 
Learn more:

• Different types of microscopes 
• Light microscope vs Electron microscope
• SEM vs TEM