What is a compound light microscope?

The compound microscope works by enhancing the image that is projected by the first lens with a second lens and light. There is an additional set of lenses that are on the nosepiece. Modern microscopes can magnify objects up to 2,000 times the original size. read more

The optical microscope, often referred to as the light microscope, is a type of microscope that uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small subjects. Optical microscopes are the oldest design of microscope and were possibly invented in their present compound form in the 17th century. read more

A compound light microscope is a microscope with more than one lens and its own light source. In this type of microscope, there are ocular lenses in the binocular eyepieces and objective lenses in a rotating nosepiece closer to the specimen. read more