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invention of the microscope
brothers Hans and Zacharias Jenssen develope the first compound microscope -
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history of cell theory
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first usage of the term cells
Robert Hooke took a look at cork under the microscope and describes what he sees using the word cells -
living cells and "bacteria" are seen
Van Leeuwenhoek improved the microscope and saw bacteria and living cells 300 times bigger than they actually were. -
all plants are made of cells becomes a theory
Schleiden proposed that all plants are made of cells -
all animals are made of cells becomes a theory
Theodor Schwann proposes that all animals are also made of cells -
all cells come from other cells becomes a theory
Virchow says all cells come from other living cells. It is said that he plagiarized this from another less famous scientist