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mar 8, 1673 - Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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Experiment: 200x microscope. His first observations of single-celled organisms with his invention were "animalcules" and he was the first person to see bacteria. He saw microbes in rainwater, dental plaque, and feces.

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mar 8, 1673
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~ 353 years ago

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