In this article I’ll be using the term “resolving power” to describe the maximum possible detail that can be seen through a specific display pipeline (this encompasses both the display ...

have bearing on the resolving power of microscopes. A variation of the resolution for two fixed points with rotation of the direction of polarization is suggested by them".

The usual rule, based on Dawes’ limit (which determines a telescope’s maximum resolving power), is that the upper useful magnification is 50x for each inch of a telescope’s aperture.