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Leeuwenhoek
[ ley-vuhn-hook; Dutch ley-y-wuhn-hook ]
noun
- An·ton van [ahn, -tawn vahn], 1632–1723, Dutch naturalist and microscopist.
Leeuwenhoek
/ ˈleːwənhuːk; ˈleɪvənˌhuːk /
noun
- LeeuwenhoekAnton van16321723MDutchSCIENCE: microscopist Anton van (ˈɑntɔn vɑn). 1632–1723, Dutch microscopist, whose microscopes enabled him to give the first accurate description of blood corpuscles, spermatozoa, and microbes
Leeuwenhoek
/ lā′vən-hk′ /
- Dutch naturalist and pioneer of microscopic research. He was the first to describe protozoa, bacteria, and spermatozoa. He also made observations of yeasts, red blood cells, and blood capillaries, and traced the life histories of various animals, including the flea, ant, and weevil.
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This fortunate chance, which Leeuwenhoek desires, presented itself to Mr. Needham.
This doctrine is also sufficiently confirmed by the microscope observations of M. Leeuwenhoek and other good observers.
Leeuwenhoek calculated that two females might become the grandmothers of 10,000 lice in eight weeks.
Leeuwenhoek gives an instance of a woman of the lower classes who had a tick in the middle of her stomach.
The tomb of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope, is also to be seen in the church.
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