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← HistoryWhich focusing limitation influenced the achievable magnification in early compound microscopes?
A)Chromatic aberration✓
B)Spherical reflectors size
C)Lens material purity
D)Diffraction grating spacing
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Chromatic aberration, caused by wavelength-dependent refractive index, reduced image sharpness; therefore early microscopes had limited magnification improvements using multiple lenses, because imperfect lenses would always blur images, rather than enhance details.
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