BIO130H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, Cyrus Levinthal, Otto Schott
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Rst compound light microscope invented at end of 16th century. Mid 1600s, scientists made own microscopes: zaccharias janssen and hans explored with lens, antonie van leeuwenhoek made rst micrscope, hooke used microscope on eas and cork, carl zeiss and otto schott made re nements. Cell theory and contributors: robert hooke (1665) First observed cells and gave it the name. Looked at slices of cork and saw tiny pores cells -not living cells only dead cells. Empty cell walls of dead plant tissues: antonie van leeuwenhoek. Examined a drop of pond water and saw animalcules . Discovered many types of bacteria rst to describe bacteria. Eventually published a letter to royal society: matthias schleiden (1838) Described the division of cell nucleus during cell division. All plants are made of cells and that cells are basic building block for plants: theodor schwanna (1839) german zoologist. Published report on cellular basis of animal life.
