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GK QUESTION#1518

Who among the following made the first compound microscope?

  1. AWilliam Gilbert
  2. BZacharias JansenCorrect answer
  3. CJohn Harrington
  4. DGalileo Galilei
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B. Zacharias Jansen

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Zacharias Jansen. A compound microscope has multiple lenses: The objective lens is compounded (multiplied) by the eyepiece lens to obtain a high magnification.

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