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Zacharias Jansen and his father Hans Lippershay in 1959
It is believed that Zacharias Jansen's father, Hans, helped him build the first microscope in 1595.
Zacharias Jansen, a Dutch spectacle-maker, is credited with inventing the first compound microscope along with his father, Hans Jansen. They likely only created a few microscopes during their lifetime, and the exact number is not known.
It is thought that Zacharias Jansen's father, Hans, helped him build the first microscope in 1595
The microscope was first discovered by Dutch spectacle makers Zacharias Janssen and his father Hans in the late 16th century. They developed an early version of the compound microscope using lenses in a tube.
Credit for the first compound microscope (multiple lenses) is generally given to Zacharias Jansen and John Lippershey of the Netherlands, in 1590. Anton von Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) famously used a microscope in the study of living things, becoming "the father of microbiology."
Zacharias Janssen is credited with inventing the first compound microscope, along with his father Hans in the late 16th century. This microscope used multiple lenses to magnify objects, leading to significant advancements in the field of microscopy.
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The first microscope was invented in 1590. It was invented by eye glass makers Zacharias Jansen and his father Hans by putting lenses together in a sliding tube.
Robert Hooke invented the first compound microscope.
The modern compound microscope was invented by Zacharias Janssen in the late 16th century, in collaboration with his father Hans. They were spectacle makers from the Netherlands who were credited with the creation of the first compound microscope.
It is widely believed that Dutch spectacle makers, Zacharias Jansen and his father Hans were responsible for this invention. This was in the late 16th century.