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A compound light microscope is able to provide more clarity and detail than a single lens microscope, which is its advantage. Compound refers to the microscope having more than one lens.
A microscope that has more than one lens is a compound microscope
When viewing a specimen through a hand lens, you can see in slightly greater detail than your naked eye, but you may not be able to see micro organisms. With a microscope, you can see things in MUCH greater detail, and you can see micro organisms. With a hand lens, you cannot change the power of magnification, while with a microscope, you can change the power of the magnification. With a hand lens, only one lens is used to magnify an object, while a compound microscope uses two lenses (one in objective lens, one in eyepiece). With a hand lens, you can view a specimen from far away, while an objective lens has to be fairly close to a specimen in order to view it clearly. With a hand lens, you can simply move your hand forward, or backward, to focus on an object. With a microscope, a very complex mechanism is used in order to portray some sort of depth while viewing. This is adjusted by using a coarse, and a fine adjustment knob.
Compound microscope.
A microscope with more than one lens is called a compound microscope. It typically consists of an objective lens near the specimen and an eyepiece lens for magnification. The combination of lenses allows for higher magnification and resolution compared to a simple microscope with only one lens.
Because it is made up of more than one lens. A simple microscope is make up of one lens (a hand held magnifying glass can also be considered as a simple microscope). In a compound microscope, one cannot see the magnified image until both the lenses are used.
A microscope with more than one lens is known as a compound microscope. It typically consists of an eyepiece lens and objective lenses. The combination of these lenses allows for higher magnification and resolution compared to a simple microscope with just one lens.
A microscope can make objects appear hundreds to thousands of times bigger than they actually are, depending on the type of microscope and its magnification level used. This allows for the observation of tiny structures and details that are not visible to the naked eye.
Because it is made up of more than one lens. A simple microscope is make up of one lens (a hand held magnifying glass can also be considered as a simple microscope). In a compound microscope, one cannot see the magnified image until both the lenses are used.
Magnification numbers are how many times bigger an object appears than it actually is. For a basic microscope the eyepeice lens is usually x10. This means the object being shown through the lens is actually 10 times smaller than it actually is. When appearing through multiple lenses the magnification numbers are multiplied together. So, when using x40, in addition to the eyepeice the magnification is x400, or it appears 400x bigger than it actually is.
Yes, a compound microscope has more than one lens. It typically has two lenses: the objective lens and the eyepiece lens. The objective lens magnifies the specimen, while the eyepiece lens further magnifies the image for viewing.
The first compound microscope had multiple lenses for magnification and was generally larger and more complex in design. Anton van Leeuwenhoek's microscope, on the other hand, was a simple single-lens design, with a tiny but powerful lens that enabled him to see tiny organisms that were previously unseen.