Question

2. Who was the first scientist to have discovered
micro-organisms and how?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Robert Hooke

The existence of microscopic organisms was discovered during the period 1665–83 by two Fellows of The Royal Society, Robert Hooke and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. In Micrographia (1665), Hooke presented the first published depiction of a microrganism, the microfungus Mucor.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Robert Hooke

• The existence of microscopic organisms was discovered during the period 1665-83 by two Fellows of The Royal Society, Robert Hooke and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.
• In Micrographia (1665), Hooke presented the first published depiction of a microrganism, the microfungus Mucor.
• Later, Leeuwenhoek observed and described microscopic protozoa and bacteria.
• These important revelations were made possible by the ingenuity of Hooke and Leeuwenhoek in fabricating and using simple microscopes.