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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
Produced the first compound microscope by combining two convex lenses within a tube. -
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Digital Timeline of the Cell Theory
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Robert Hook
Discovered the cellular composition of cork and introduced the word cell to science. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Improved magnification of microscopes by polishing lenses. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
"Animacules" were discovered. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered bacteria from a sample of saliva from his mouth. -
Matthias schleiden
Discovered that plants were made of cells. -
Theodor Schwann
Discovered that animals werre made up of cells. -
Rudolf Virchow
Stated that all living things came from living things.
