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'Animalcules' observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, c1795. Artist: Unknown

'Animalcules' observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, c1795. Hand-coloured engraving showing various items viewed through a microscope, including sperm, (29 & 30) and human spermatazoa from a warm cadaver (31-40). Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was a Dutch scientist and microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa using his own simple microscopes.

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Title: 'Animalcules' observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, c1795. Artist: Unknown

Caption: 'Animalcules' observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, c1795. Hand-coloured engraving showing various items viewed through a microscope, including sperm, (29 & 30) and human spermatazoa from a warm cadaver (31-40). Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was a Dutch scientist and microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa using his own simple microscopes.

Technique/material: engraving

Credit: Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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Image size: 2901 × 3614 px | 30.0 MB

Print size: 24.6 × 30.6 cm | 1142.1 × 1422.8 in (300 dpi)

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