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The type of microscope that you are looking for is known as a "compound microscope."
A pair of lenses includes the objective lens (one or more) and the eyepiece lens.
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Why is the microscope called a compound microscope?
The compound microscope is called compound because the modifier compound means "two or more." A compound microscope has two or more lenses lenses. This is to be distinguished from a simple microscope which has one lens. Such a microscope is structurally equivalent to a magnifying glass, though not necessarily a hand held lens.
Why a microscope is called a compound microscope?
The compound microscope is called compound because the modifier compound means "two or more." A compound microscope has two or more lenses lenses. This is to be distinguished from a simple microscope which has one lens. Such a microscope is structurally equivalent to a magnifying glass, though not necessarily a hand held lens.
A light microscope that has two or more lenses is called a?
binoculars Binocular refers to having two ocular lens tubes. Compound microscope is any microscope with more than one lens.
What is a compound microscope?
The term compound microscope normally refers to a light microscope that uses two or more lenses to magnify objects. (Two lenses does not refer to the number of eye pieces as does the term binocular microscope.) This is to be distinguished from a simple light microscope with a single lens. There are many modern variations of the light microscope which have more specialized names but which may still be "compound" with the meaning that they have multiple stages of magnification.
What is the function of Trinocular head in microscope?
The binocular microscope is easily the most popular type of microscope today. Binocular microscopes have a pair of eyepieces, each with two or more lenses. This allows the operator to use both eyes thus doing away with the eyestrain usually caused by a monocular microscope. To learn more about microscopes and its uses visit the website in the link below.
What is a type of microscope made up of two or more lenses?
compound microscope
Type of a microscope made up of two or more lenses?
If a microscope has more than one lens, it is called a compound microscope.
What year was the compound microscope made?
It was made in 1660 and it is a microscope that has two or more lenses
Microscope made up of two or more lenses?
Yes, two lenses can make a simple microscope. More are usually used. A magnifying glass - one lens - is the simplest microscope.
What type of microscope is made up of two or more lenses?
It is a compound microscope. I hope that this answer helped you. If you're doing the worksheet from Science Spot, Good Luck
What instrument uses light and lenses is used to view cells?
An optical microscope uses light and one or more lenses to view cells. An optical microscope with two or more lenses is called a compound optical microscope.
Does a microscope contain one or more glasses lenses?
Yes it does. A simple microscope can be made forma drop of water acting as a single lens. However scientific microscopes have several glass lenses. Please note that there are other forms of microscope that have no lenses, for instance a force microscope (which can "see" individual atoms") and and electron microscope.
How many lenses does a simple microscope have?
Robert Hookes microscope had either two or more lenses. a simple microscope has one lens in it.
What is a light microscope that has two more lenses?
A compound microscope
A microscope contains one or more glass lenses what do the lenses do to light that passes through them?
A microscope contains one or more glass lenses that refract light that passes through them. Both microscopes and magnifying glasses utilize convex lenses.
What is a microscope with more than one lenses?
compound
Type of microscope made up of two or more lens?
compound microscope
