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The objects viewed through the tube appeared to be greatly enlarged - much larger than any magnifying glass could achieve on its own.
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Little did they know at the time, they had just The compound microscope remains one of the most
invented the first compound microscope. important and influential scientific inventions of all time.
Year: 1665
the microscope)
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Meanwhile in Germany
(animal cells)
(plant cells)
One night, the two men are having dinner and the conversation turns towards their research.
Schleiden mentions something that catches Schwanns attention.
Together, they go to Schwanns lab to look at his Schleiden & Schwanns Cell Theory:
animal cell slides and saw nuclei just like the
Their proposed cell theory consisted of 3 parts.
ones Schleiden described in his plant cells..
But only two of the parts were correct
Virchow standing up
cells spontaneous appearing out of 2 or 3 random
with a paper in hand
thin air scientists expressing
making his statement.
their disbelief.
As a part of his daily routine, But, he was not satisfied He became determined to
he uses a glass lens to with the 3x magnification of learn how to grind his own
examine cloth. the lenses he was using. lenses.
Microscopes available in
Leeuwenhoeks day offered a This was a major leap forward in
magnification of around 20-30x. the world of microscopy