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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
produced first compound microscope -
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cell theory timeline
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Robert Hooke
looked at a thin slice of cork through a compound microscope. Called the stuctures "cells". -
Anton van Leeuwenhooke
observed living cells; called some "animalcules" -
Matthias Schleiden
discovered plant parts are made of cells -
Theodor Schwann
discovered that animal parts are made of cells -
Rdolph Vichow
Sated that all living cells come only from other living cells