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Who is credited for the invention of the first compound microscope in 1590?
Who is credited for the invention of the first compound microscope in 1590?
- Hans Jansen
- Galileo Galilei
- Johannes Kepler
- Zacharias Jansen (correct)
What was the major technological contribution of Galileo Galilei mentioned in the text?
What was the major technological contribution of Galileo Galilei mentioned in the text?
- Identifying craters on the moon (correct)
- Discovering atomic studies
- Inventing the first compound microscope
- Improving the Dutch perspective glasses
How much larger could objects be magnified by Galileo Galilei's telescope compared to Dutch perspective glasses?
How much larger could objects be magnified by Galileo Galilei's telescope compared to Dutch perspective glasses?
- 20 times larger (correct)
- 5 times larger
- 10 times larger
- 30 times larger
Which area benefited from the use of compound microscopes as mentioned in the text?
Which area benefited from the use of compound microscopes as mentioned in the text?
What was significant about the compound microscope invented by Zacharias Jansen?
What was significant about the compound microscope invented by Zacharias Jansen?
Which individual made an important progression from single lens microscopes to compound microscopes?
Which individual made an important progression from single lens microscopes to compound microscopes?
Which invention is credited as an important antecedent of modern computer technology?
Which invention is credited as an important antecedent of modern computer technology?
What key feature of the Jacquard loom made it significant for textile manufacturing?
What key feature of the Jacquard loom made it significant for textile manufacturing?
Who is credited with designing the first engine-powered aircraft?
Who is credited with designing the first engine-powered aircraft?
What was one criticism of the television technology invented by John Logie Baird?
What was one criticism of the television technology invented by John Logie Baird?
Which invention demonstrated that aircraft could fly without airfoil-shaped wings?
Which invention demonstrated that aircraft could fly without airfoil-shaped wings?
What manual labor-intensive device did the Jacquard loom simplify in the textile manufacturing process?
What manual labor-intensive device did the Jacquard loom simplify in the textile manufacturing process?
