The scientist Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Living place: Delft

Birthday: 24-10-1632

Global rank: #39069

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Who is The scientist Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek?
Author of some of the first microscopes, through which he first discovered bacteria and cells. He was the first scientist to record microscopic observations of muscle fibers, bacteria, sperm, and blood flow in capillaries.
He thoughtfully recorded everything he saw through his microscope, presenting his findings to the Royal Society of London.
 
 

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Through crystallization, he discovered a process by which he was able to make small glass spheres magnify a great deal of light.

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He grew up in Delft in the Dutch Republic.

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His microscope was almost four decades before Robert Hooke's first compounds.

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When was The scientist Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek born?
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek was born in 24-10-1632, death year is , at the age of 392.
Where is The scientist Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, of Netherlands. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek's global rank is 39069 and whose rank is 124 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1632 and 24-10

Birthday Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (24-10) in history

  • Day 24-10 year 1648: The Treaty of the Peace of Westphalia was signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War in Germany (1618-1648) and the 80 Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
  • Day 24-10 year 1901: Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
  • Day 24-10 year 1931: The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic.
  • Day 24-10 year 1939: Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time, in Wilmington, Del.
  • Day 24-10 year 1940: The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
  • Day 24-10 year 1945: The United Nations officially came into being as its charter took effect.
  • Day 24-10 year 1992: The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.
  • Day 24-10 year 2003: The last Concordes landed in London, ending supersonic air travel.
  • Day 24-10 year 2005: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, 92, died.
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