What's the difference between Hooke and Leeuwenhoek?

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What's the difference between Hooke and Leeuwenhoek?

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2007-01-15 11:17:33 · 2 answers · asked by a cool person. 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek

2007-01-15 11:20:31 · update #1

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Chapter 1 in your micro book!

OK, Leeuwenhoek is best known for refining microscope lenses in the mid-17thcentury. (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/leeuwenhoek.html)

Hooke is best known for naming a cell 'cell' (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hooke), also same century.

2007-01-15 11:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by teachbio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

robert hooke developed the first compound microscope, whereas antoni van leeuwenheok invented the single -lens miicroscope and first person to view a living organism

2007-01-17 23:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋