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    Antony van Leeuwenhoek

    Presented By:
    Binoy Chandra Barai
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    Jubaer Mahmud Saikat
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    Amena Sarker Asma
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    Sadia Islam
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    Antony van Leeuwenhoek
    The first microscopes

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    Antony van Leeuwenhoek
    Born: October 24, 1632
    Died: August 30, 1723
    He is known as the father of microscopy

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    First Observation of Microorganisms

    As microbes are invisible to the unaided eye, direct observation of


    microorganisms had to await the development of the microscope.

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    Animalcules
    Animalcules was the live
    microorganisms observed by
    Antony Van Leeuwenhoek by
    his simple , single lense
    microscopes.

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    Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)
    The credit for having first observed and reported bacteria belongs to
    Antony van Leeuwenhoek. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the Dutchman,
    was a draper and haberdasher in Delft, Holland. He had little education,
    but great patience and curiosity. His hobby was grinding lenses and
    observing diverse materials through them. He was the amateur
    microscopist and was the first person to observe microorganisms (1673)
    using a simple microscope.

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    Continue….

    In 1683 he made accurate descriptions of various types of bacteria and


    communicated them to the Royal Society of London. Their importance
    in medicine and in other areas of biology came to be recognized two
    centuries later.

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    Contributions of Antony van Leeuwenhoek
    • He constructed the first microscope: Consisted of a single biconvex
    lens that magnified about 200X.
    • The first person to observe microorganisms: Microorganisms were
    first seen by Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1673) and he found many
    microorganisms in materials such as water, mud, saliva and the
    intestinal contents of healthy subjects, and he recognized them as
    living creatures (animalcules) and to Leeuwenhoek the world of “little
    animalcules” represented only a curiosity of nature.

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    • Accurate description of bacteria: He first accurately described the


    different shapes of bacteria as cocci (spheres), bacilli (rods) and
    spirochetes (spiral filaments) and communicated them to Royal
    Society of London in 1683.

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    Conclusion
    Leeuwenhoek is universally acknowledged as the father of
    microbiology. He discovered both protists and bacteria. More than
    being the first to see this unimagined world of ‘‘animalcules” he was the
    first even to think of looking – certainly, the first with the power to see.
    Using his own deceptively simple, single – lensed microscopes, he did
    not merely observe, but conducted ingenious experiments, exploring
    and manipulating his microscopic universe with a curiosity that belied
    his lack of a map or bearings.

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    Thank You All

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