Cell theory refers to the idea that cells are the basic unit of structure in every living thing. Development of this theory during the mid 1600s was made possible by advances in microscopy. This theory is one of the foundations of Biology. The theory says that new cells are formed from other existing cells, and that the cell is a fundamental unit of structure, function and organization in all living organisms.
Janet Plowe did not develop the cell theory. The cell theory was formulated by Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow in the 19th century.
co-founder of the cell theory Janet Plowe helped develop the cell theory. She demonstrated that the cell membrane is a physical structure.
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Microscopes.
The microscope played a crucial role in helping scientists develop the cell theory. It allowed them to observe and study cells, leading to the discovery of their structure, function, and characteristics. This laid the foundation for the cell theory.
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investigated the phenomenon of refraction deducing the wave theory of life.
He discovered animal cells.
150 years, after microscopes were invented.
The cell theory began to develop in the mid-17th century with the observations of early microscopists like Robert Hooke and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. It took a few hundred years for the theory to fully develop and be widely accepted, with contributions from scientists like Matthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolf Virchow in the 19th century.
The microscope was the instrument used in the 18th and 19th centuries that helped scientists develop the cell theory. Scientists such as Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek were able to observe microscopic structures for the first time, leading to the discovery of cells and the development of the cell theory.