Microscope: The Tube That Changed the World

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Humans have long known that glass bends light. However, it took us awhile to figure out that stacking lenses in a tube would open up a whole new world to science, finally allowing us a peek at the microscopic. Labverse: http://www.labverse.com ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: http://thankstank.tumblr.com Sources: http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/physics/microscopes/timeline/ http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/janssen.html http://www.visioneng.com/resources/history-of-the-microscope http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Microscope/microscope.htm http://www.howeverythingworks.org/supplements/telescopes_and_microscopes.pdf

Published 2014-03-04 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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