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Spontaneous Generation
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/34560/Aristotle
Aristotle came up with the theory of spontaneous generation. Wrote "The History of Animals." He supported the idea of spontaneous generation. -
The First Basic Microscope
http://www.cpschools.com/Schools/OSM/theory.htm
Zacharias Janssen, along with Hans, created the first basic compound microscope by combining two convex lenses within a tube. With the creation of the microscope, it helped us to see cells, so it helped reject the idea of spontaneous generation. -
The Recipe for Mice
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/260549/Jan-Baptista-van-Helmont
Jan Baptist van Helmont created the recipe for mice, and he also did an experiment that proved trees came from soil and water. His experiments supported the idea of spontaneous generation because it just proved that living things came from nonliving things. -
The Introduction of Cell into Science
http://www.cpschools.com/Schools/OSM/theory.htm
Robert Hooke discovered the cell composition of the cork and introduced the cell into Science. His discoveries helped reject the idea of spontaneous generation, because it proved that living things were made of other living things. -
Animacules, the Improving of Microscopes, and the discovery of Bacteria
http://www.cpschools.com/Schools/OSM/theory.htm
Anton van Leeuwenhoek improved the magnification of microscopes by polishing lenses, discovered animacules, and discovered bacteria in a sample of his saliva. The discoveries and improvements that van Leeuwenhoek made helped with the rejection of spontaneous generation, because it showed more existings cells that made up living things. -
New Classification of Animals
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/cell-theory-timeline--20
Lorenz Oken came up with a new system of animal classification. What he did rejected the idea of spontaneous generation, because it showed that animals were alike and living, so they could be closely classified. -
Cell Nucleus and Cytoplasm
http://www.ask.com/question/robert-brown-cell-theory
Robert Brown contributed to the determination of what the nucleus in the cell looked like and the functions of cytoplasm in a cell. It helped reject the idea of spontaneous generation, because it showed what the cells were made up of, that make up other living things. -
Cells in Plants
http://www.cpschools.com/Schools/OSM/theory.htm
Matthias Schleiden discovered that plants are made up of cells. This discovery helped reject the idea of spontaneous generation, because it showed that plants were made up of cells, even though they are living. -
Cells in Animals
http://www.cpschools.com/Schools/OSM/theory.htm
Theodor Schwann discovered that animals are made up of cells. This helped reject the idea of spontaneous generation, because it proved that living things are made of other living things. -
Smooth Muscles & Red Blood Cells
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/321429/Rudolf-Albert-von-Kolliker
Albrecht von Roelliker discovered what the structure of smooth muscles are and how red blood cells develope, It helped reject the idea of spontaneous generation, because it showed how red cells develope and what the structure od smooth muscles are. -
Living Things
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/629797/Rudolf-Virchow
Rudolph Virchow said that all living things come from other living things. -
Cell Theory
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/scientific-method5.htm
Louis Pasteur discovered that microorganisms spoiled food. Discovered Pasteurization and how it works. He was the first scientist to be able to fully reject the idea of spontaneous generation by conducting his broth experiment. He said that if spontaneous generation was a real thing. He killed off all the bacteria and said it should be able to grow back but it didn't, so he disproved spontaneous generation.
