* What are Compound Microscopes?
A Compound Microscope is a microscope that consists essentially of two or
more double convex lenses fixed in the two extremities of a hollow
cylinder.
The upper lens is the eyepiece and the lower lines in the objective. The
cylinder is mounted upright on a screw device that permits it to be raised
or lowered until the object is in focus and until a clear image is formed.
When an object is in focus, a real inv...
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