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The light microscope was invented around the 1590s by Zaccharias Janssen and his son Hans. It was later improved in 1609 by Galileo.

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Inventor of light microscope?

Hans Lippershey and (or) Zacharias Janssen, in Netherlands in 1590.


Inventor of the light microscope?

Hans Lippershey and (or) Zacharias Janssen, in Netherlands in 1590.


Who was the inventor of the inverted microscope?

actually,Galileo invented the telescope and the true inventor of the microscope was Anton Van Leeuwenhoc


Who was the microscope inventor?

allen robeson


Who invent the light microscope?

The light microscope also called the optical microscope uses visibale light and a system of lenses. The actual inventor is difficult to name although Galileo's microscope was celebrated in 1624 and was the first such device to be given the name "microscope". There are claims that a Dutch spectacle-makers Hans Janssen and his son, Zacharias Janssen, but this was a declaration made by Zacharias Janssen himself during the mid 1600s.


What was the first thing the inventor of the microscope looked through a microscope?

a piece of paper


Who is the inventor of the compound microscope?

Jansen - 1590


What came first electron microscope or light microscope?

compound light microscope - cell theory - electron microscope


Name of the inventor of the microscope?

The inventor of the microscope is typically credited to Dutch spectacle maker Zacharias Janssen around 1590. However, Hans Lippershey and Hans Jansen are also sometimes associated with the invention of the microscope.


How does an electron microscope differs from a light microscope?

The light microscope use the visible light; the electron microscope use an electrons beam.


Who is Zacarias Jansen?

He is the first inventor to invent the compound microscope


What is another name for the light microscope?

Another name for the light microscope is the optical microscope.