simple microscope
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In 1658 by means of a simple microscope Athanasius Kircher of Fulda, Germany, saw "worms" in the blood of people stricken with Black Plague.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had a table in the middle of the room where he sat to look at his specimens through a magnifying glass or simple microscope, and to read his scientific papers.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
In the White Lily the stomata are so remarkably large that they may be seen by a simple microscope of moderate power, and may be discerned even by a good hand lens.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Smith and Beck were so pleased with the simple microscope they made for me, that they have made another as a model.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Besides making these discoveries, he greatly improved the microscope and the telescope, and invented a simple microscope made of a globule of glass.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Williams, Henry Smith
