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On some properties in achromatic object-glasses applicable to the improvement of the microscope.
Phil. Trans., 120, 187-200. 1830.
The principle of the modern microscope was worked out by Joseph Jackson Lister, father of Lord Joseph Lister. His important improvements in achromatic lenses make him one of the most prominent figures in the history of modern microscopy.
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