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Discovering the Cell. Robert Hooke. Author of “Micrographia.” First coined the word “cell” to describe what he saw in a thin slice of cork. Anton van Leeuwenhoek. Leeuwenhoek’s Microcscope. Cell discoveries in the 19th century. Discovery of the nucleus: 1833 (Robert Brown)
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Robert Hooke • Author of “Micrographia.” First coined the word “cell” to describe what he saw in a thin slice of cork.
Cell discoveries in the 19th century • Discovery of the nucleus: 1833 (Robert Brown) • Description of cell division: 1879 (Walter Fleming)
The Electron Microscope • Invented 1938 by Ernst Ruska. Allowed scientists to look into the cell in much greater detail.