Introduction to microscopes and how they work. Covers brightfield microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and electron microscopy.

Let's explore how a magnifying glass (simple microscope) really works. Created by Mahesh Shenoy.

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Let's explore the principle of a compound microscope and then logically build one, step by step. Created by Mahesh Shenoy.

Let's explore how telescopes work intuitively using a demo. Then we will talk about some nuances involved in drawing ray diagrams and derive an expression for magnifying power.

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A light microscope shines light through a specimen (such as a cell), and then through a series of lenses. These lenses refract (bend) the light in such a way that the image of the specimen is made larger.