Microscope

A microscope (Greek: micron = small and scopos = aim) is an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy, and the term microscopic means minute or very small, not easily visible with the unaided eye. In other words, requiring a microscope to examine.

See also

• Angular resolution
• How to prepare an onion cell slide
• Microscope image processing
• Microscope slide
• Microscopy laboratory in: A Study Guide to the Science of Botany at Wikibooks
• Telescope