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A complete guide to selecting a Microscope

"A microscope is an optical device used to look at items under magnification."

A device used to see objects to small for the unaided eye.

Optical microscopes work using lens to increase the light reflected of an object.

To select a microscope you first need to determine the types of objects to be investigated. Three-dimensional objects like bugs are viewed using a low power-dissecting microscope. Slides with specimens are observed using a compound microscope.