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Because if the microscope wasn't invented we would have no clue that cells existed.

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Why couldn't people see cells before the 1500s?

Because cells are so tiny you need a microscope to see them, and the microscope was invented in 1590, therefore you could not see cells before then


Who discovered plants cells?

Answer:Plant Cells Were Discovered By And English Scientist By The Name Of Robert Hooke In 1663. He Also Invented The Verry First Microscope.


When is cells discovered and how?

cells were discovered by an scientist called Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in 1675. he invented a microscope and studied blood, insects and pond water. This lead to discovery of bacteria and cells. Remember that Anton Van Leeuwenhoek named cells.


Who found Cells?

Robert Hooke discovered cells in both living and dead organisms. Hooke invented an microscope in 1667. He studied various objects with it like wood, he put a small piece of cork under the microscope and found cells on it.


Why were cells not discovered by Hippocrates?

Hippocrates did not have access to a microscope.


Why were cells invented?

cells were not invented, they were discovered by Robert Hooke.


Why was the first microscope invented?

the microscope was originally invented so that scientist could get a better look at cells


Were cells discovered before or after the invention of compound microscope?

it was form in1665 by robert hooke through his self desing microcope


Who is a discover a cells?

If you mean "Who first discovered cells" the answer would be Robert Hooke. He first discovered cells by looking at cork under a microscope.


What year Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek invented the human cell?

The compound microscope was invented 40 years before Anton van Leeuwenhoek was born. He employed a simple microscope with lenses he invented around 1670. Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented a method for making small spherical lenses that much increased magnification of microscopes.


What problems did scientists have before the invention of the microscope?

Before the invention of the microscope, nobody knew that the microscopic world existed. As a result nobody knew what they were missing out on, and so there were no known difficulties to not having microscopes.


What did Robert Hook discovered cells when viewing a under a microscope?

he found cells of course