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History of the microscope

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    History of the microscope

  • Zaccharia Janssen

    Zaccharia Janssen
    Zaccharia Janssen and Hans Janssen discovered simple compound microscope.
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke
    Robert Hooke used a crude microscope and observed thin slice cork microscope. He was the first one to use the phrase 'cell' for the smallest life units.
  • Anton van Leeuwenheok

    Anton van Leeuwenheok
    Anton van Leeuwenheok experimented and built a simple microscope with one lens, he upgraded the microscope.