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  Produced the first compound microscope by combining two convex lenses within a tube.
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  Improved magnification of the microscope by polishing lenses.
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  He created the microcope an dhe also used the first word cell to decribe the unit of life.
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  Discovered the plants were made up of cells.
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  Discovered that animals were made up of cells.
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  Stated that living things come from other living things.