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Invented the first compound microscope by placing two lenses inside of a tube.
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He looked at cork through a compound microscope and observed tiny room-like structures that reminded him of the "cells" that monks lived in. Therefore these structures became known as cells. The cork cells where not alive so he only saw the cell wall.
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He was the first person to see and describe bacteria while looking through a microscope. He is considered the father of microbiology.He looked at many different things through his microscope (teeth scapings, rainwater, blood) and observed living cells which he called "animalcules"
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The first scientist ever to give a detailed description of red blood cells.
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The first scientist ever to give a detailed description of human spermatozoa or to see single-celled bacteria and protozoa.
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Co founder of the cell theory. He viewed plant parts under a microscope and discovered that plant parts are made of cells.
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Co founder of the cell theory. He viewed animal parts under a microscope and discovered that animals were made up of cells.
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He stated that all living cells come only from other living cells. This helped tyo disprove the theory of spontaneous generation.
