| A | B |
| 1564 - 1642 | Galileo Galilei |
| 1632 - 1723 | Anton van Leeuwenhoek |
| Simple microscope | one lens |
| Compound microscope | more than one lens |
| Located between the stage and the mirror | diaphragm |
| Stage | immediately below the objective lenses |
| Working distance is the distance | between the objective and the specimen |
| The arthroscope combines | fibre optics with micro-electronics |
| Another name for resolving power | resolution |
| Electron microscopes use beams of | electrons |