bickdaddy01

Hi, I would like to know why compound microscopes magnify the intermediate image to create the virtual image, instead of directly magnifying the target object. Is it something to do with the image being inverted, flipped, inside out or just distorted? I've attached a very basic essay which anyone interested in replying can review, the passage in question reads as "The second lens is basically just a magnifier, however instead of directly magnifying the original object, the lens magnifies the intermediate image and creates what can be described as an enlarged, inverted ‘imaginary image’ which is then projected into the eye which in turn, forms a real image." DI-Essay.doc