Why was the first microscope made?
According to the science information website Andrew Lost, the first microscope in a form recognizable to those produced in the 20th and 21st centuries was created in Holland in the 1590s.HistoryMagnifying lenses were produced by the Roman Empire in the 1st century C.E. The Microbus website explains that these lenses were thick in the center with a thin edge and became known as magnifiers.SpectaclesThe technology used in the Roman magnifiers evolved to be used in spectacles. Microbus reports that spectacle makers Zaccharius Janssen and his father Hans of Holland were spectacle makers who produced the first microscope.InventionWhile experimenting with lenses made for spectacles, the Janssens placed several lenses in a long tube. The Andrew Lost website explains that the Janssens discovered they could see items at a larger size–around 20 to 30 times their actual size.CompoundBy placing two or more lenses in a tube, Zaccharius and Hans Janssen created what the Microbus website calls the w
