These microscopic images from Nature Through Microscope and Camera (1909), by Arthur E Smith, look more like abstract works ...

[Amen] wanted to inspect ICs on the PCBs for suitability for reuse, so he bought a metallurgical microscope that illuminates from above rather than below, since it normally looks at opaque things.

The microscope in the picture is a light microscope. It uses focused light passed through the object and two lenses to magnify an image of the object. If looking at an object under the ×4 ...

The high resolution makes it possible to display clear, live pictures at their full resolution, allowing for clear observation and real-time focusing. These digital microscope cameras were made ...