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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
produced first compound microscope -
Robert Hooke
English scientist, looked at a peice of cork through a microscope and found tiny, roomlike structures. He called these structures 'cells' because they reminded him of the rooms that monks lived in. -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
observed living cells; called them 'animalcules', and some are now called bacteria -
Matthias Schleiden
viewed plant parts under a microscope and discovered that plants are made of cells -
Theodor Schwann
viewed animal parts under a microscope and discovered that animals are made of cells -
Rudolph Virchow
said that all living cells only come from other living cells
