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All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World
By ALEXANDER, Lori
- ISBN
- 9781328884206
- Publisher
- HMH
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Reviewed on August 1, 2019 | Elementary
Gr 2–5—In this current era of the electron microscope, it is difficult to imagine when the microscopic world was not only unknown but unimagined. With no university education or formal training in the sciences, 36-year-old Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) was exposed to English scientist Robert Hooke's investigations during a London vacation. Galvanized by this blossoming curiosity, he taught himself to grind superior lenses in orde...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
