@markyyy 31 October 2021 more from that month

history time Did you know that The history of the microscope spans centuries. Roman philosophers mentioned “burning glasses” in their writings but the first primitive microscope was not made until the late 1300’s. Two lenses were placed at opposite ends of a tube. This simple magnifying tube gave birth to the modern microscope. First Microscope vintage microscope Grinding glass to use for spectacles and magnifying glasses was commonplace during the 13th century. In the late 16th century several Dutch lens makers designed devices that magnified objects, but in 1609 Galileo Galilei perfected the first device known as a microscope. https://www.microscopemaster.com/history-of-the-microscope.html#:~:text=In%20the%20late%2016th%20century,concept%20of%20the%20compound%20microscope. https://www.microscopemaster.com/images/bigstock_Vintage_Microscope_915407vintage.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:200x273/rscb25/ng:webp/ngcb25