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Optical microscope

An optical microscope is a microscope based on optical lenses. The scientist most closely associated with its development is Anton van Leeuwenhoek.

Basic microscope main elements

Due to diffraction, even the best optical microscope is limited to a resolution of 0.2 micrometers.

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