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Dutch Spectacle Makers (1580-1638)
There were two Dutch Spectacle Makers that experimented with several lenses, that were in a tube and soon discovered that nearby objects appeared greatly enlarged. -
First Compound Microscope (Circa 1595)
The first compound microscope was very simple. It had two sets of lenses which allows it to form an image. It allows light to pass through the specimen. -
Robert Hooke (1665)
Robert Hooke used a crude microscope to observe a thin piece of cork. He saw chambers that reminded him of small rooms where monks lived, therefor he called them "cells". Robert Hooke's microscope had three lenses but, they were very poor quality, so he could see very little detail. -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek the Dutch Merchant (1674)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch Merchant who experimented with grinding of lenses. Anton van Leeuwenhoek was able to polish lenses that were of great curvature, that held a magnification of about 300 times! -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek's Microscope
Leeuwenhoek built a simple microscope, it is a microscope with only one lens. Anton van Leeuwenhoek is considered "The Father of Microscopy" because of the great things he discovered with his microscope. Leeuwenhoek invented over 240 different microscopes! -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek-the First to Describe Microorganisms
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first one to describe microorganisms under a microscope. He observed a drop of pond water that was swarming wth life. He referred to these small microorganisms as "tiny animalcules". Leeuwenhoek also described bacteria, yeasts, and the circulation of blood through blood vessels in the tail of fishes. -
Sources:
-Notes from science class
-Photos from Google
