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The Cell Theory

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  • Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    made the first compound microscope by combining two lenses within a tube.
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    The Cell Theory

  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke

    discovered the cellular makeup of cork and was the first person to use the word cell
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Improved magnification of microscopes by polishing the lenses.
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    "animacules" were discovered
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    discovered bacteria from a sample of saliva from his mouth
  • Matthias Schleiden

    Matthias Schleiden

    discovered that plants were made of cells
  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann

    discovered that animals were made up of cells.
  • Rudolf Virchow

    Rudolf Virchow

    stated that all living things come from other living things