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

When we consider that von Baer worked chiefly with a simple microscope and dissecting needles, the minuteness and accuracy of his observations are astonishing.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

In one of his letters he speaks on this point, and remarks that he always suspects the work of a man who never uses the simple microscope.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

My instrument does certainly magnify to a marvellous extent, but not by the old device of the simple microscope, which merely focussed a large area of light rays into a small one.

From The Crack of Doom by Cromie, Robert