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

I felt convinced that the simple microscope, composed of a single lens of such vast yet perfect power was possible of construction.

From Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

I do not know who does the Botany; Owen does the Zoology, and I have sent him an account of my new simple microscope, which I consider perfect, even better than yours by Chevalier.

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