Question

zaccharias janssen was a scientist who studied properties of light and invented one of the first compound microscopes in the late 1500s. which property did janssen most likely believe about light during the time of his invention? light bends around objects. light bounces off surfaces. light travels in a curved path. light is made up of waves.

Explanation:

The functioning of a compound microscope relies on light bouncing off specimens and being magnified by lenses. Bouncing of light off surfaces (reflection) is crucial for the microscope to form an image. Light bending around objects (diffraction) is not the main principle for basic microscope - function. Light travels in a straight - line (not a curved path) in a homogeneous medium in basic optics relevant to early microscopes. The wave - nature of light was a more advanced concept developed later.

Answer:

Light bounces off surfaces.