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This is a modern but pretty basic
compound microscope, and it works on the same principles
as Robert Hooke's microscope from 400 years ago.
It's so simple, really, because you just have two lenses,
one in front of the other, and adjust them until you get
this sharp, magnified image
compound microscope, and it works on the same principles
as Robert Hooke's microscope from 400 years ago.
It's so simple, really, because you just have two lenses,
one in front of the other, and adjust them until you get
this sharp, magnified image
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This is a modern but pretty basic
compound microscope,
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and it works on the same principles
as Robert Hooke's microscope
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from 400 years ago.
It's so simple, really,
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because you just have two lenses,
one in front of the other,
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and adjust them until you get
this sharp, magnified image.
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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
