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History of Microscopes and Cell Theory

By agaspar03
  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to

    History of Lenses and Cell Theory

  • Jan 1, 1285

    Invention of eyeglasses (spectacles)

    Invention of eyeglasses (spectacles)
    Glasses

  • 1st microscope invented

    1st microscope invented
    Lens on Leewenhoek

  • Invention of the telescope

    Invention of the telescope
    Galileo's Telescope

  • Galileo invents his own telescope with concave and vonvex lenses

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    Lifespan of Antoni van Leewenhoek

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    Lifespan of Robert Hooke

  • The book "Micrographia" is published

    The book "Micrographia" is published
    Cells: The Functional Units of Organisms The book had sketches of the cork sells that Robert Hooke observed

  • First sighting of cells through a microscope

    Cell Theory Antoni Van Leewenhoek said the he saw "little animals" while looking through a microscope around this time
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    Lifespan of Matthias Jakob Schleiden

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    Lifespan of Theodor Schwann

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    Lifespan of Rudolf Virchow

  • Theodor Schwann concluded that "all cells are made up of living things"

    Theodor Schwann concluded that "all cells are made up of living things"
    Theodor Schwann

  • Cells are accepted as the basic units of life

    Cells are accepted as the basic units of life
    Animal Cell

  • Rudolf Virchow prosposed that 'all cells are made up of pre-exisitng cells"

  • Mitosis is dicovered by Walther Flemming

    Mitosis is dicovered by Walther Flemming
    Cycle of Mitosis

  • Microscopes with lamp filters were created

  • The first electron microscope is constructed by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska

    The first electron microscope is constructed by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska
    The Paper Project- History of the Microscope