jan 10, 1665 - 1665 – First use of term ‘cells’
Description:
English physicist Robert Hooke publishes Micrographia, in which he coins the term ‘cells’ when describing tissue. The book includes drawings of hairs on a nettle and the honeycomb structure of cork. He uses a simple, single-lens microscope illuminated by a candle.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 10, 1665
Now
~ 360 years ago