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, as sketched by me under a simple microscope, plainly divided by transverse opaque partitions, which I presume represent the great cells figured by Kovalevsky.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
There is no end to the beautiful and wonderful things one can see with the simple microscope.
From Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. by Sargent, Frederick Leroy
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
