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scientist were starting to wonder anout what is inside living things and were briefly starting to make desings for a microscope. all of thier desings failed until zacharia jansen
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produced the first compound microscope by combining two convex lenses within a tube
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discovered the cellular composition of cork and introduced the word cell to science
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During Redi's time a common theory was abiogenesis, which asserted that living organisms can spontaneously grow from dead or inorganic matter. Francesco's work to disprove abiogenesis would later play a crucial role in the development of cell theory. He desinged an with maggots to prove it as he did.
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improved magnification of microscopes by polishing lenses
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discovered 'animacuoles'
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discovered bacteria from a sample of saliva in his mouth
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discovered that plants were made of cells
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discovered that animals were made of cells
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stated that all living things come from other living things
