Microscopes

A typical compound microscope consists of a stand, a stage to hold the specimen and a movable tube containing the two lens systems, and mechanical controls for easy movement of the body and the specimen. The compound microscope utilizes two lenses. One lens system forms an enlarged image of the object and the second magnifies the image formed by the first. The total magnification is then the product of the magnifications of both lens systems. Other microscope types include simple microscopes, electron microscopes, stereo microscopes and digital microscopes.