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Brothers Zacharias and Hans Jassen developed the first compound microscope.
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He was the first to see living cells and discovered bacteria.
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look at a piece of cork underneath a microscope and noticed that, up close, it looked like it was made of empty cells monks slept in. first person to use
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He proposed that all plants are made of cells.
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He proposed that all animals are made of cells too. He also stated that cells are the basic unit of all living things
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published a book stating his belief that all other cells come from other living cells
