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Robert Hooke first looked at cork cells. Hooke, who lived during the 1600's invented the compound microscope and coined the term 'cell'.

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Where did Robert Hooke discover blood cells?

Robert Hooke did not discover blood cells. He was the first person to see cells. He saw cells of the oak plant in cork. He viewed a tiny slice of cork under his microscope and saw small compartments which he called cells.


Who is the scientist who first saw cork cells?

Robert Hook. He didn't actually see the cells as we know of it today, but identified the magnification of cork as "cell", because it looked like prison blocks.


Who was the scientist who first saw cells and names them?

The scientist who first observed cells was Robert Hooke. He observed cells in a piece of cork under a microscope in the 17th century and coined the term "cell" to describe the small compartments he saw.


Who is credited with first observing cells?

aristole was the first person to view the cell [he was greek]


Which structure was most visible when Anton Van Leeuwenhoek first saw cork cells under a microscope?

The cell walls of the cork were so apparent that it reminded him of the cells in which monks lived, hence the name.


Who is the scientist who saw spaces in cork and called them cells?

The scientist who first observed and named cells in cork was Robert Hooke. In 1665, Hooke used a simple microscope to examine a thin slice of cork and described the empty spaces he saw as "cells" due to their resemblance to small rooms or cellula in Latin.


Which scientist first saw cork cells in 1662?

Robert Hooke was the first scientist to observe cork cells in 1662 using a simple microscope he had built. He coined the term "cell" to describe the box-like structures he saw, reminiscent of small rooms monks lived in, known as cells.


In what material did Robert Hooke see cells'?

Yes. Robert Hooke saw cells in cork when he observed it under the microscope. What he actually observed was the cell walls of dead cork cells. He called them cells because they reminded him of the rooms (cells) of monks in a monastery.


Who first used the term cell?

Robert Hooke fave this name to the cells he saw in a piece of cork becuse the reminded him of the cells that monks live in. They, like many plant cells, were square. If he had seen an animal cell the name may have not been " cell. "


When Robert hooke looked at the cork with his microscope what was he really looking at?

Robert Hooke was looking at the cells within the cork. He called these compartments "cells" due to their resemblance to small rooms or monk cells. This was one of the first observations of plant cells, marking a significant contribution to the field of biology.


In 1665 Robert hooke observed a thin slice of cork under a microscope and presented a drawing similar to the one shown hooke called the structres he observed?

cell walls


What is the major contribution of Robert Hooke?

He was the first person to record seeing cells in cork when viewed under the microscope. He first used the term 'cell' to describe what he saw.