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Leeuwenhoek, Anton Van
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
An early micro scopist, born at Delft; the instrument he used was of his own construction, but it was the means of his arriving at important discoveries, one of the most so that of capillary circulation; stoutly opposed the theory of spontaneous generation (1632-1673).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Leeuwenhoek, Anton Van'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/leeuwenhoek-anton-van.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.