jan 1, 1665 - Robert Hooke Discovers Cells
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Robert Hooke, using his newest invention the compound microscope, took a cork and examined it under the microscope what he saw were little boxes that reminded him of the rooms that monks stay in. Thus referring to the things he saw as "cells." This is the genesis of cell theory.
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