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In 150 ACE Claudius Ptolemy began investigation in Magnification
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Timeline for Cell Discovery and all the events that contributed to the discovery of cells.
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In 1485 Leonardo Da Vinci protested that in order to view small objects lenses needed to be used
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Hans and Zacharias were brothers and together they created the first compound microscope
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In 1665 Robert Hooke explained the microscopic structure and how it worked
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In 1674 Leewuwenhoek completed his task of improving magnification
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Discovered and described "animacules"
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Discovered bacteria
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Proposed that all organs in animal embryos were made of globules which could be seen under a microscope.
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Described the nucleolus after finding it in the slime from an eel's skin.
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Declared that celular tissue is the general of all organisations.
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Stated that all organic tissues are actually globular cells of exceeding smallness, united by simple adhesive forces.
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Reported his observations of cell division.
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Stated that each cell forms an independent, isolated whole, it nourishes and builds itself up.
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Published his observations reporting the discovery of nuclei in cells.
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Disocvered that plants are made up of cells.
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Described how mitosis worked in plants.
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Discovered that animals were made up of cells.
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Stated that all living cells can only come from other living cells.
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Investigated and Published his findings of Plant Hybrids.
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Obsereved then described what chromosomes were during Cell Division.