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
It was plainly divided, as sketched by me under a simple microscope, by transverse opaque partitions, which I presume represent the great cells figured by Kowalevsky.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
They adhere in a curious manner by making little disks, like the Ampelopsis…By the way, I will enclose some specimens, and if you think it worth while, you can put them under the simple microscope.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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
