History of Microscopes - Reading 1-20

In which century were spectacles first made in Italy?

• 14th century

• 15th century

• 16th century

• 17th century

Who were the two Dutch spectacle-makers that created the first microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke

• Hans and Zacharias Janssen

• Joseph Jackson Lister and Ernst Abbe

• Richard Zsigmondy and Frits Zernike

Fill in the blank: The next historical references to optics after Rome was sacked are ______ years later.

• 500

• 800

• 1200

• 1500

Fill in the blank: Ancient Greek boys used curved lenses to ______.

• read

• start a fire

• see the stars

• make glasses

What did Galileo begin to work with that led to the development of an improved telescope?

• Mirrors

• Lenses

• Prisms

• Glasses

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Robert Hooke coined the term 'cells' when describing living tissue. True or False?

• True

• False

What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discover in the lake water?

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Algae

Fill in the blank: The Kohler illumination system provides triple benefits of a uniformly illuminated specimen, a bright image, and minimal ______.

• Reflection

• Glare

• Distortion

• Shadow

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What has improved the versatility of the light microscope?

• New light sources

• Digital technology

• Optical components

• Market trends

The evolution of the mass market for microscopes started in which century?

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th