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
Now I want to beg you to look under the simple microscope at the enclosed leaves and seeds, and, if you possibly can, tell me their genera.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
The accompanying diagrams will explain the action of the compound microscope compared with that of the simple microscope.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
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
