Codice albumGBB-F-006766

Codice inventarioGBB-F-006766-0000

1677, HOLLAND: The dutch tradesman, scientist and biologist inventor Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek (1632 1723). Spermatozoa of rabbit (figs. 1-4) and dog (figs. 5-8).Woodcut from book" Observationes de natis e semine genitali animalculis Philosophical Transactions" by Van Leeuwenhoek, 1677. He is commonly known as" the Father of Microbiology", and considered to be the first microbiologist. He is best known for his work on the improvement of the microscope and for his contributions towards the establishment of microbiology. He was also the first to document microscopic observations of muscle fibers, bacteria, spermatozoa, and blood flow in capillaries

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