Microscopium
- Abbreviation:
- Mic
- Genitive:
- Microscopii
- Translation:
- The Microscope
- Right Ascention:
- 21h 0m
- Declination:
- -35°
It was, of course, named after the microscope, whose creation is attributed to Zacharius Janssen. Janssen, a Dutch spectacle maker, is believed to have invented the microscope in 1590. It seems that several people, including Galileo Galilei, duplicated his invention at about the same time.