1676 ⟶ Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes protozoa and calls them animalcules

Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed protozoa and calls them anima...
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🔬 Robert Hooke observes cells in cork

Robert Hooke saw cells in cork using a microscope.⟶
Robert Hooke observes cells in cork (1665)
Cell TheoryMicroscopyRobert HookeBiology17th CenturyScientific DiscoveryCytologyEnglandObservation

🦠 Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes microorganisms

Anton van Leeuwenhoek: observes microorganisms using a refined simple microscope.⟶
Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes microorganisms (1675)
MicrobiologyAnton van LeeuwenhoekMicroscopyMicroorganisms17th CenturyNetherlandsBacteriaObservationScientific Discovery
NetherlandsNetherlands

🔬 Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes protozoa and calls them animalcules

Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed protozoa and calls them animalcules.⟶
Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes protozoa and calls them animalcules (1676)
ProtozoaAnton van LeeuwenhoekMicrobiologyMicroscopy17th CenturyNetherlandsAnimalculesObservationScientific Discovery
NetherlandsNetherlands

🔬 Leeuwenhoek Observes Spermatozoa

Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed spermatozoa.⟶
Leeuwenhoek Observes Spermatozoa (1677)
MicroscopyBiologyCell BiologyReproductionLeeuwenhoekEarly Modern PeriodObservationScientific Discovery
NetherlandsNetherlands

🦠 Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria

Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed bacteria. Leeuwenhoek's discoveries renew the question of spontaneous generation in microorganisms.⟶
MicrobiologyBacteriaLeeuwenhoekSpontaneous GenerationBiologyMicroscopyEarly Modern PeriodScientific DiscoveryGerm Theory
NetherlandsNetherlands