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He excelled at lens grinding (since he was a cloth weaver) and achieved magnifications up to 500 times life-size. This is what he used to look at a drop of pond water. He was surprised to see it full of moving life. No one knows why he decided to look at the drop of water and he also made many drawings of what he found.
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What was the disadvantage of the Leeuwenhoek microscope?
The main disadvantage of the Leeuwenhoek microscope was that it only had one lens. On the other hand, it had much better magnification and clarity than the compound microscopes that were being used at that time. The inventor was Antony Van Leeuwenhoek.
Who was the scientist who said wee beasties?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Were cells discovered before?
antone van leeuwenhoek
Name the scientist who first studied living cell?
The scientist who first studied living cell was A.V. Leeuwenhoek in 1674
List 5 scientists that contributed to cell theory?
Here are the four I learned about just a few weeks ago, off my science textbook: 1.)Robert Hooke 2.)Anton van Leeuwenhoek 3.)Matthias Schleiden 4.)Theodor Schwann Hope this helps!
Who was the scientist who discovered the existence of Bacteria?
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
When was Leeuwenhoek Medal created?
Leeuwenhoek Medal was created in 1877.
Who made the compound microscope?
On top of my head, the only person I can remember who was related to microscopy is Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Where did Leeuwenhoek find what he called animalcule?
The animalcules that Leeuwenhoek saw were actually microorganisms. Van Leeuwenhoek called protozoa or bacteria he observed wee beasties and animalcules.
What did Leeuwenhoek used to make a telescope?
He didn't. Leeuwenhoek experimented with the microscopeprincipal, not the telescope.
Where was Anton Leeuwenhoek born?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, Netherlands.
Why do you think leeuwenhoek was so excited about what he saw?
why leeuwenhoek was so excited about what he saw
What country was antoni van leeuwenhoek from?
Antoni van leeuwenhoek was born in delft, Netherlands
What year did van Leeuwenhoek discover the vacuole?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered the vacuole in the year 1676. van Leeuwenhoek was a scientist from Holland. He is known as the father of microbiology.
Who discovered first single cell organism?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek , a dutch merchant, discovered the single celled organism.He was a microscope seller and he decided to take a look at pond scum. He saw that they were small animals.He named them animalcules which means small animal. Today we call animalcules single celled organisms. His name is Van Leeuwenhoek
How did leeuwenhoek die?
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What did Anton van leeuwenhoek find he was good at?
Anton van leeuwenhoek is known as the Father of Microbiology.
