A microscope is an instrument that makes an enlarged image of a small object, thus revealing details too small to be seen by the unaided eye. The m...

The word “microscope” comes from the Latin “microscopium,” which is derived from the Greek words “mikros,” meaning “small,” and “skopein,” meaning...

It is not definitively known who invented the microscope. However, the earliest microscopes seem to have been made by Dutch opticians Hans Janssen...

Microscope slides are small rectangles of transparent glass or plastic, on which a specimen can rest so it can be examined under a microscope.