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This document provides an overview of microscopes, including: - A brief history of microscope development from the late 1500s to modern electron microscopes. - Key terms like resolution, numerical aperture, refractive index, and aberration. - The main types of light microscopes - brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, and fluorescence - and their basic workings. - Transmission and scanning electron microscopes and how they produce higher resolution images than light microscopes. - Basic techniques like micrometry, specimen preparation, and microscope care and maintenance.











































