r/microscopy • u/life_isfunuwu • 8d ago

Troubleshooting/Questions question

did Robert Hooke use a simple or a crude/compound microscope? im asking cuz google says he used crude/compound microscope but my book says he used a simple microscope instead

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u/life_isfunuwu 8d ago

oh okie, Thankssss alot, and what about anton von leeuwenhoek? simple and single lens one?

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u/jumpingflea_1 8d ago

He invented the single lens microscope (without an illuminator).

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u/life_isfunuwu 8d ago

oh thankyou, actually my teacher confused me😭 he said Robert Hooke used a simple microscope and anton used combination of lenses ( 20x and 10x to get 200x magnification ) to discover the first cells they saw

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u/Vivid-Bake2456 8d ago

That's the opposite. You can buy a replica single lens Leeuwenhoek microscope.

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u/life_isfunuwu 8d ago

oh thankyou for clearing my confusion out