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Standard VIII
Biology
History of Cells
Write down th...
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Write down the contributions of the following scientists.
Robert Hook
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Robert Hook:
Robert Hook was the first scientist to develop a
compound microscope
.
The microscope had 2 lenses to see different objects.
A slice of cork was first observed under the microscope.
In 1665, he stated that the cork is made up of small box like structures named
cells
.
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