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Zacharias Janssen
Produced the first compound microscope by combining two convex lensens within a tube
Invented the microscope -
Robert Hooke
Discovered the cellular composition of cork and introduced the word cell to science
astronomical observations were the best seen -
Anton van Leeuwenhoe
discovered bacteria from a sample of saliva from his mouth -
Robert Virchow
A German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician, known for his advancement of public health. -
Matthias Schleiden
Discovered the plants were made up of cells -
Theodor Schwann
Discovered that animals were made up of cells -
Modern Cell Theory
- All living things are made up of cells
- Cells are the basic units of stucture and function in living things
- Living cells come only from other living cells
