Swammerdam
Americannoun
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Pascal gave up science after a religious experience; so did the Protestant Jan Swammerdam, one of the first great microscopists.
From Nature • Oct. 24, 2017
The first microscopists � Malpighi, Swammerdam, Leeuwenhoek�added their heretical testimony.
From Time Magazine Archive
The insect Swammerdam used in his experiments back in 1669 was nothing other than a silkworm.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Before an audience of intellectuals, Swammerdam cut away the skin of the silkworm to reveal what appeared to be a tiny model of the future moth inside, from proboscis to antennae to folded wings.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Dutch physician Jan Swammerdam dissected countless insect specimens to help dispel the notion that each phase of an insect was a completely different species of animal.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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