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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
made the first compound microscope by combining two lenses within a tube. -
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The Cell Theory
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Robert Hooke
discovered the cellular makeup of cork and was the first person to use the word cell -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Improved magnification of microscopes by polishing the lenses. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
"animacules" were discovered -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
discovered bacteria from a sample of saliva from his mouth -
Matthias Schleiden
discovered that plants were made of cells -
Theodor Schwann
discovered that animals were made up of cells. -
Rudolf Virchow
stated that all living things come from other living things
