1675Van Leeuwenhoek Observes Microorganisms

Anton van Leeuwenhoek: observes microorganisms using a refin...
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🔭 Huygens Observes Martian Surface Details

Christiaan Huygens first to observe surface details of Mars.
Huygens Observes Martian Surface Details (1659)
AstronomyMarsScientific ObservationTelescopeScientific RevolutionPlanetary ScienceChristiaan Huygens
NetherlandsNetherlands

🐛 Swammerdam's Epigenesis Research in Insects

Swammerdam's Epigenesis Research in Insects (1669)
BiologyScientific RevolutionMicroscopy
NetherlandsNetherlands

🔬 Leeuwenhoek Observes Microbes

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is the first to observe microbes with a homemade microscope, using samples he collected from his teeth scrapings, raindrops, and his own feces. He calls them "animalcules."
Leeuwenhoek Observes Microbes (1673)
MicrobiologyScientific RevolutionGerm TheoryBiology
NetherlandsNetherlands

🕰️ Huygens Publishes Study on Oscillating Systems and Pendulum Clock Design

Christiaan Huygens: first study of oscillating system and design of pendulum clocks
Huygens Publishes Study on Oscillating Systems and Pendulum Clock Design (1673)
PhysicsMechanicsTimekeepingScientific RevolutionChristiaan Huygens
NetherlandsNetherlands

🔬 Van Leeuwenhoek Observes Microorganisms

Anton van Leeuwenhoek: observes microorganisms using a refined simple microscope.
Van Leeuwenhoek Observes Microorganisms (1675)
MicrobiologyScientific RevolutionBiologyCell Theory
NetherlandsNetherlands

🔬 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria (1676)
MicrobiologyScientific RevolutionObservationBiologyDiscovery
NetherlandsNetherlands