Editing Inverted microscope (section)

{{Short description|Type of microscope}}
[[File:Inverted Microscope.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|An inverted microscope for [[tissue culture]] examination.]]
An '''inverted microscope''' is a [[microscope]] with its [[light source]] and [[condenser (microscope)|condenser]] on the top, above the stage pointing down, while the [[objective (optics)|objectives]] and turret are below the stage pointing up. It was invented in 1850 by [[J. Lawrence Smith (chemist)|J. Lawrence Smith]], a faculty member of [[Tulane University]] (then named the Medical College of Louisiana).<ref name="JLSmith">{{cite journal|author=Smith JL|title=The inverted microscope-a new form of microscope|journal=Am J Sci Arts|volume=14|pages=233–241|year=1852}}</ref>