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Zacharias Janssen invented the compound microscope. (jan 1, 1600 – sep 7, 1600)

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Zacharias Janssen is generally believed to be the first investigator to invent the compound microscope. However, because the accomplishment is generally agreed among historians to be dated in the 1590s, most scholars believe that his father, Hans, must have played an important role in the creation of the instrument.

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jan 1, 1600
sep 7, 1600
~ 8 months

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