1683Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria

Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed bacteria. Leeuwenhoek's disc...
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🦠 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 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

🧫 Pasteur Disproves Spontaneous Generation

Louis Pasteur disproved the spontaneous generation of cellular life.
Pasteur Disproves Spontaneous Generation (1864)
Spontaneous GenerationBiologyLouis PasteurMicrobiology19th Century ScienceGerm TheoryBiogenesisCell Theory
FranceFrance