Introduction to the

Microscope

Asad Jafri
Microscope
Greek : mikrós, “small" and skopeîn, "to look" or "see”

Instrument : to see objects too small for the naked eye

The science of investigating small objects using such

an instrument is called microscopy
Two broad categories of microscopes
Optical microscope
Electron microscope
Optical microscope
Simple microscopes
A simple microscope is a microscope which only has one
lens e.g. Magnifying glasses and loupes
Compound microscopes
A microscope which uses multiple lenses to collect light
from the sample and then a separate set of lenses to
focus the light into the eye
Field of vision
The diameter of the circle of light that you see when
looking into a microscope.  As the power gets greater,
the field of view gets smaller. 
Resolution
The ability of a lens system to show fine details of the
object being observed.

Magnification
product of the powers of the ocular (eyepiece) and the
objective lens. The maximum normal magnifications of
the ocular and objective are 10× and 100× respectively
giving a final magnification of 1000
Inverted Microscopes
Stereo Microscopes
Fluorescence Microscopes
Always carry with 2 hands
Only use lens paper for cleaning
Do not force knobs
Always store covered
Keep objects clear of desk and cords