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350th anniversary: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing...
Fri, October 9, 2026
31 days ago
In 1676, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of protozoa (pictured).
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