Leeuwenhoek discovers microorganisms
1676 · Event
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observes bacteria and protozoa through his microscopes, founding microbiology.
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- Newton's Principia Mathematica (1687)
- English Civil War (1642)
- Qing dynasty (1644)
- Peace of Westphalia (1648)
- Glorious Revolution (1688)
- Peter the Great (1672)
- English Bill of Rights (1689)
- Age of Enlightenment (1685)
- Reign of Louis XIV (the Sun King) (1643)
- Kingdom of Prussia proclaimed (1701)