Good book on light/optics and microscopes

[christian0710]

Hi awesome people at physicsforum,
I'm interested in understanding light and optics such that i can understand the basics behind the different types of microscopes (phase-contrast, light microscope, electron emmision etc.). I'm not so interested in the math and calculations, more in the visual explanation of how light works and how it's used in microscopes so i have a clear picture of how the microscopes works and an intuition in how light works and can be used. Any books on those subjects?

Kind regards,
Christian

 

[Simon Bridge]

What level of understanding are you starting from?
Note: you will not be able to achieve your stated goals to "understand the basics the different types of microscopes" and to "get a clear picture of how the microscope works" and "an intuition in how light works and can be used", without some maths.