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The document summarizes the history and components of the microscope. It traces the invention of the microscope back to 1590 in the Netherlands by eyeglass makers Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Hans Janssen. It then discusses key developments like Galileo Galilei constructing the first complete microscope in 1625 and the later inventions of the electron microscope in the 1900s and scanning probe microscope in the 1980s. The document proceeds to explain the main parts of a microscope including the eyepiece, objective lens, stage, slide, and focus, and provides examples of microscope uses such as in biology, criminology, and medicine.





















