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jan 1, 1676 - Anton van Leewenhoek's Obsevations of Bacteria

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek made several more discoveries on a microscopic level, eventually publishing a letter to the Royal Society in which he included detailed drawings of what he saw. Among these was the first protozoa and bacteria discovered.

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jan 1, 1676
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~ 350 years ago

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