Compound microscope diagram: An object containing a fingerprint is kept

An object containing a fingerprint is kept 1.8 cm from the objective (f o = 1.4 cm) of a compound microscope . The fingerprint is observed to be magnified 30 times. The fancier instruments that we typically think of as microscopes are compound microscopes, meaning that they have multiple lenses. Because of the way these lenses are arranged, they can bend light to produce a much more magnified image than that of a magnifying glass. Let's solve some problems to better understand how compound microscopes and telescopes work. We will understand the purpose of each lens in these optical instruments. Let's explore the principle of a compound microscope and then logically build one, step by step.