because the pre-fix "micro" means small or out of foucus and the suffix "scope" means to see
what was his microscope called
He called it a microscope.
the microscope
compound microscope
This is called electron microscope.
This is called electron microscope.
The resolution of electron microscope is much higher than that of light microscope, allowed detailed ultra-structural examination. That's why electron microscope is called so.
compound microscope :)
Light microscopes are called compound because a light microscope has more than one lense.
a compound microscope
The part of the microscope that you look into is called the eyepiece.
That would be an electron microscope.