Biology Unit 3: Cells timeline.
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Updated: 11 Dec 2017
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Created byDarwin Nuez Riera
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Marcelo Malpighi
Carried out many observations of tissues with microscopes.Robert Hooke
Studied a sheet of cork with a simple microscopeSchleiden
came to the conclusion that that the cell is the unit of structure in plants. Plants are all made of cells.Schwann
Cloncluded that Schleiden theory was able to in animalsPeriods
Anton van Leeuenhoek
Manufactured many microscopes and
used them to observe
microorganisms.Robert Brown
He was able to observe the inside of plant cells
in more detailSantiago Ramón y Cajal
He proved that the cell theory is also applied to
nervous tissue.Microscopes are perfected
During the 20th century microscopes were greatly improved
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