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 compound microscope
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.
compound light 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.
compound light microscope - cell theory - electron microscope
Light microscopes are called compound because a light microscope has more than one lense.
A compound light microscope is named for the use of more than one lens to collect and focus light, and magnify the image.
A compound light microscope is named for the use of more than one lens to collect and focus light, and magnify the image.
A compound light microscope is named for the use of more than one lens to collect and focus light, and magnify the image.
Light microscope or 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. See related links.
A compound microscope uses light energy because they have a light source at the bottom