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Leeuwenhoek

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Leeuwenhoek
Anton van . 1632--1723, Dutch microscopist, whose microscopes enabled him to give the first accurate description of blood corpuscles, spermatozoa, and microbes


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Surely, Anton van Leeuwenhoek did not dream that his "invention" would go this long, and that it would be used outside of biology.
95 Hardcover QR41 Microbiologist and science writer Dixon collects 69 of his columns from the American Society for Microbiology's Microbe; columns he has been publishing since 1996 under the title "Animalcules" ("animalcules" being the term used by 18th century microscopist Antony van Leeuwenhoek to describe the microbes he discovered).
One day, Leeuwenhoek was improving magnifying lenses, so he could better evaluate a cloth''s weave.
 
 
 
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