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===Simple microscope=== A simple microscope uses a lens or set of lenses to enlarge an object through angular magnification alone, giving the viewer an erect enlarged [[virtual image]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/biological/microscopes/lesson2/microscopes2c.html |publisher=msnucleus.org |access-date=15 January 2017 |title=Lesson 2 β Page 3, CLASSIFICATION OF MICROSCOPES |author=JR Blueford |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510210018/http://msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/biological/microscopes/lesson2/microscopes2c.html |archive-date=10 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Trisha Knowledge Systems|title=The IIT Foundation Series - Physics Class 8, 2/e|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NKh9dQKnTdEC&pg=PA213|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-6147-2|page=213}}</ref> The use of a single convex lens or groups of lenses are found in simple magnification devices such as the [[magnifying glass]], [[loupe]]s, and [[eyepiece]]s for [[telescope]]s and microscopes.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
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