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jan 1, 1674 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek Observes animacules

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed what he called 'animalicules' in the surface of the water of a pond.
This was the beginning of the formal study of microbiology.

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jan 1, 1674
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~ 352 years ago