He wasn't looking for anything specific, and certainly was not trying to discover micro-organisms; he just thought that with enough magnfication it might be possible to see something that has not previously been seen, as indeed proved to be the case.
No, he verified the existence of cells.
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek, more commonly known as Anton van Leeuwenhoek, was a Dutch scientist and tradesman. He is known for his discovery of microbiology.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek is considered the father of microscopy because of the advances he made in microscope design and use.
handcrafted microscope
Simple microscope
The vacuole was discovered by Antony van Leeuwenhoek in the late 17th Century. He made the discovery using one of his inventions, the microscope.
He discovered both protists and bacteria
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Leeuwenhoek contributed to the cell theory unicellular bacteria in 1674. Leeuwenhoek improved the microscope so that he was able to magnify with much better resolution than Hooke, which encouraged his discovery.
No, he verified the existence of cells.
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek, more commonly known as Anton van Leeuwenhoek, was a Dutch scientist and tradesman. He is known for his discovery of microbiology.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek discovered plaque on peoples teeth
Serendipitou discoveries are discoveries made by accident, when looking for something else
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek saw them first while using his primitive homemade microscopes.
they both are the fathers of the microscope
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