"In rain water, I observed a small red worm and two other kinds of very minute insects; of those of the larger size, I judged that 30,000 together would not equal a coarse sand."

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About Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist and microscopist widely regarded as a founder of microbiology. His microscope observations described microorganisms, blood cells, and sperm cells with unprecedented detail for his era.

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