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  2. Mar 21, 2024 · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used single-lens microscopes, which he made, to make the first observations of bacteria and protozoa. His extensive research on the growth of small animals such as fleas , mussels , and eels helped disprove the theory of spontaneous generation of life.

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  3. Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek FRS (/ ˈ ɑː n t ə n i v ɑː n ˈ l eɪ v ən h uː k,-h ʊ k / AHN-tə-nee vahn LAY-vən-hook, -⁠huuk; Dutch: [ˈɑntoːni vɑn ˈleːu.ə(n)ˌɦuk] ⓘ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology.

    • 26 August 1723 (aged 90), Delft, Dutch Republic
  4. Jul 21, 2019 · Indeed, van Leeuwenhoek's work effectively refuted the doctrine of spontaneous generation, the theory that living organisms could spontaneously emerge from nonliving matter. His studies also led to the development of the sciences of bacteriology and protozoology.

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  5. Oct 24, 2023 · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented the most powerful microscope then known, a device that used a glass bead instead of a flat lens. What cells did Leeuwenhoek discovered? Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered various microscopic lifeforms and cells such as red blood cells.

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  6. Oct 19, 2023 · Not long after Hooke’s discovery, Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek detected other hidden, minuscule organisms— bacteria and protozoa. It was unsurprising that van Leeuwenhoek would make such a discovery.

  7. About. Transcript. Explore the fascinating journey of cell theory development, from Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of bacteria to Louis Pasteur's debunking of Abiogenesis. Learn how scientists like Robert Hooke, Matthias Schleiden, and Theodor Schwann contributed to the three major tenets of cell theory, shaping modern biology.

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