The first person to see cells was Robert Hooke in 1665.
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In 1665- English scientist, Robert Hooke was the first scientist to see the cell, by looking at a microscope.
Robert hooke
a living cell
It was an extremely simple refraction microscope
Antony Leeuwenhoek
using a microscope
You have turn the fine adjustment knob to see the cell.
you ca see in stage of microscope
Well one thing was that he designed or made microscope and two was that he was the first person to see bacteria WITH THE MICROSCOPE.
NO light microscope can not magnify the image to see chromosomes. You can see with fluorescence microscopes to observe them during cell cycle. Light microscope is helpful to check the whole living cell.
Electron microscope