Van Leeuwenhoek, Antony
Published: September 25, 2006, 10:21 pm
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Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723), a Dutch microscopist famous for his advances in microscope design and construction. Leeuwenhoek is known to have made over 500 microscopes, most of which were simply powerful magnifying glasses, not compound microscopes like the type used today. Leeuwenhoek's skill at grinding lenses, together with his naturally acute eyesight and great care in adjusting the lighting where he worked, enabled him to build microscopes that magnified over 200 times, with clearer and brighter images than any of his colleagues could achieve. Using microscopes of his own design, Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe sperm, algae, bacteria, mineral crystals, fossils and red blood cells. Leeuwenhoek's observations laid the foundation for the fields of bacteriology and microbiology.
Further Readings
van Leeuwenhoek- Brief Biography (University of California, Berkeley)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Van Leeuwenhoek, Antony". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 25, 2006; Last revised Date September 25, 2006; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Van_Leeuwenhoek,_Antony>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723), a Dutch microscopist famous for his advances in microscope design and construction. Leeuwenhoek is known to have made over 500 microscopes, most of which were simply powerful magnifying glasses, not compound microscopes like the type used today. Leeuwenhoek's skill at grinding lenses, together with his naturally acute eyesight and great care in adjusting the lighting where he worked, enabled him to build microscopes that magnified over 200 times, with clearer and brighter images than any of his colleagues could achieve. Using microscopes of his own design, Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe sperm, algae, bacteria, mineral crystals, fossils and red blood cells. Leeuwenhoek's observations laid the foundation for the fields of bacteriology and microbiology.
Further Readings
van Leeuwenhoek- Brief Biography (University of California, Berkeley)
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