18th Century
TYPES OF MICROSCOPE
I. OPTICAL MICROSCOPES
Hookes Microscope
Types of Microscopes
1. Compound Light
Microscope
focuses and bends
visible light through a
specimen to produce
a magnified image.
*Magnification = up to
1500x
*Resolution = 0.1 to
0.2
TM =OLM x ELM
Where:
TM = Total Magnification
OLM = Objective Lens Magnification
ELM = Eyepiece Lens magnification
Types of Microscopes
2. Stereomicroscope
(Dissecting Microscope)
consists of two
eyepieces and two
objective lenses.
- used for dissecting
small specimens.
Magnification = ranging
from 4x to 50x
Types of Microscopes
3. Electron Microscope uses a
beam of electrons instead of light
to create image.
- the beam of electrons is focused
using magnetic lenses.
Resolution power = about 1,000
times
Transmission
Electron Microscope
(TEM) uses a
magnetic field beam
to focus a beam of
electrons through a
thin section of the
specimen.
Magnification =
about 100,000 times
Ultracentrifuge a
machine used to
separate
suspended
particles in a
mixture.