Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (Delft, 1632-1723) pioneered the path of microbiology in the 17th century.The son of merchants, he followed the family tradition until, at the age of just over 20, he discovered a rudimentary microscope, with a single lens with a magnification capacity of three magnifications, which was used by cloth vendors.Parallel to his commercial activity, he developed an important activity in the creation of microscopes.Today, October 24, the anniversary of his birth is commemorated with a Google doodle.
Van Leeuwenhoek designed single-lens microscopes to see beyond what the sense of sight allows and unlock the secrets of life of microscopic beings.He was a visionary of microbiology.In a letter to the Royal Society, London, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek marveled at what he had seen in a sample of water from a nearby lake.The magnifying glasses had allowed him to discover "small animals", which we now know as bacteria and microbes. OPTO-EDU
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, like Galileo, polished his own microscope lenses, a process that was left to him from start to finish.Some of his lenses went up to 200x magnification.Over the course of his life, he made 500 lenses and developed fixtures for both small biconvex lenses mounted on brass plates that were held very close to the eye, as well as microscope-type structures in which both the lens and the object could be attached. notice.
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, considered the father of microbiology, was born 384 years ago 🔬 #GoogleDoodle https://t.co/bQegOgvyoq pic.twitter.com/qVwdpQq3Zx
He was also an advance in the observation of bacteria and microorganisms.For example, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek discovered yeast and was the first to mention the existence of sperm.In a letter he sends to the Royal Society he speaks of very numerous "animals" in sperm.Another fundamental leg of his experimental work was his staunch opposition to the theory of spontaneous generation.
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