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m i c r o s c o p e .
C H A P . I.
A C oncise History of the Invention and Improvements
WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE UPON THE INSTRUMENT
called a Microscope.
T T is generally fuppofed, that microfcopes were invented I about the year t68o, a period fruitful in difcovenes, a time
when the mind began to emancipate itfelf from thofe errors and
prejudices by which it had been too long ennaved to afTer it s
rights, extend it’s powers, and follow the paths which lead to
truth The honor o f the invention is claimed by the Italians
and the Dutch; the name of the inventor, however, is lo ll,
probably the difcovery did not at-foft appear fufficiently important,
to engage the attention of thofe men, who by their
S ip ,» ; .» » lien e e , were able to ettabMh » o p « » » o f ^
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