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jan 1, 1660 - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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Van Leeuwenhoek used a single lens microscope to observe pond water using 500x magnification. When observing the pond water he noticed little creatures' swimming around the pond and called them animalcules.

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jan 1, 1660
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~ 366 years ago

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