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the first microscope
The first microscope was invented in 1590 by 2 Dutch people. http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventions/a/microscope.htm -
Galileo
This microscope was invented after an astronomer. http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventions/a/microscope.htm
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Theodore Schwann
He was part of the making of the Cell Theory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Schwann -
Cell Theroy
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was first to see cells under the microscope and Robert Hooke discovered the Cell Theroy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_theory -
Robert Hooke
He was the first person to discover cells. He was also a English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hooke -
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
He is known for the Cell Theroy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Jakob_Schleiden -
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
He made the discovery of protozoa and gave the first discription of the red blood cell.
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Transmission microscope
This microscope has currently the most magnification with 2 000 000x of magnification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_electron_microscopy -
Scanning Electron microscope
This microscope provides three-dimensional viewings of specimens. It only shows the outside of the specimen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_electron_microscope