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How Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Discovered Microorganisms

Also: Ancient windows, the architecture of the Isle of Man, and more.

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Micah Mattix
Jun 07, 2023
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Illustration from The Select Works of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, Containing His Microscopical Discoveries in Many of the Works of Nature (1800). Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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