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The History, development and use of the light and electron microscope Through this assignment I will cover a range of points concerning the development of the microscope through history. My research will be based on all aspects of the microscope and the changes that took place in order for further improvement. Anthony Van Leewenhoek, a Dutch draper and scientist, one of the pioneers of microscopy who in the late 17th century became the first man to make and use a real microscope. He made his own simple microscopes, which had a single lens and were hand held. Microscopes of that time were very lucky to achieve x50 magnification. Anthony Van Leevwenhoek developed ways to make superior lenses, by grinding and polishing a small glass ball into a lens, with a magnification of x 270. He used these lenses to make the world's first practical microscope. The function of any microscope...

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