Microscope Servicing
For those who work in fields of science or technology, we can sometimes take for granted just how incredibly clever some of the tools and machines that we use really are. From scotch tape and superglue to the large hadron collider and precision laser cutters, scientists all have their favourite tools, and each and every one has a history of research, discovery and genius behind it. The microscope is no different, and the microscope has found a home in almost every laboratory, science classroom and research centre in the world.
Here at Boost Labcare we are passionate about all sorts of laboratory equipment and can provide validation checks, calibration servicing and even refurbishments for all sorts of machines and tools. It is hard to pick favourites, but the microscope has got to be up in the list of some of the most important scientific tools of the age. Why not read on to find out a bit more about this unsung hero of the laboratory world, and learn about the microscope servicing we offer to keep these handy helpers working at their best!
The History of the Microscope
Servicing microscopes, we can’t help but wonder at the brains that designed them. It might have been as far back as ancient Greece that the Epicureans thought the world might be made up of atoms, but it wasn’t until the invention of the microscope that anyone could prove it! Ever since glass production really began in the ancient world, people used glass lenses to produce magnification, and the idea of the microscope is many thousands of years old. In fact, writings from the Chow-Foo dynasty describe the use of water microscopes and Aristotle wrote about the idea of using curved lenses to magnify small things. There are odd bits of evidence from the Middle Ages that people were experimenting with the idea of telescopes and glasses, somewhere between the 13th and 14th centuries. At the end of the 16th Century, increasingly accurate glass lens production allowed various individuals, including father and son duo Hand and Zacharias Janssen and, slightly later, Galileo to produce the first modern microscopes. In 1667 Robert Hooke produced his book ‘Micrographia’ which detailed his first attempts to use a microscope for scientific studies, and soon the microscope was being used across Europe and the west.
The modern microscope has advanced much further than its early users could even imagine, and the use of different lights, lasers, refracting mirrors and computer processors have made the simple microscope even more useful.
Microscope Servicing
If you use a microscope in your laboratory, it is essential to make sure it works properly and is accurate. That is why we here at Boost Labcare offer professional, UKAS certified microscope servicing to keep your microscope working at its best. Whether you are looking for microscope servicing, microscope calibration, equipment refurbishment or help with any other area of laboratory set up and running, get in touch with our dedicated support team today for more details.
