Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: References & Edit History
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The life and work of Leeuwenhoek is detailed in Clifford Dobell, Antony van Leeuwenhoek and His “Little Animals” (1932, reissued 1960). Leeuwenhoek’s discoveries and use of the microscope are discussed further in Brian J. Ford, Single Lens: The Story of the Simple Microscope (1985); Edward G. Ruestow, The Microscope in the Dutch Republic: The Shaping of Discovery (1996; reissued 2004); and Laura J. Snyder, Eye of the Beholder: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing (2015).
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| Invalidated site: Liberty University - Scholars Crossing - Antony van Leeuwenhoek: Creation ?Magnified? Through His Magnificent Microscopes. | Jul 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 20, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions B - The unseen world: reflections on Leeuwenhoek (1677) Concerning little animals. | Jul 19, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The Forum - Leeuwenhoek: The fabric seller who discovered bacteria. | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Liberty University - Scholars Crossing - Antony van Leeuwenhoek: Creation Magnified Through His Magnificent Microscopes (PDF). | Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. | May 02, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (16321723): Master of Fleas and Father of Microbiology. | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Liberty University - Scholars Crossing - Antony van Leeuwenhoek: Creation ?Magnified? Through His Magnificent Microscopes. | Mar 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - Antony van Leeuwenhoek. | Jan 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| Changed “man” to “humans.” | Jan 05, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Molecular Expressions - Biography of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. | Mar 06, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 24, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Embryo Project Encyclopedia - Biography of Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek. | Jan 16, 2017 | ||
| Added information on Leeuwenhoek's early life. | Aug 03, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography thoroughly revised and updated. | Jul 31, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Red Gold - Innovators & Pioneers - Biography of Anton van Leeuwenhoek. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Biography of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Strange Science - Biography of Leeuwenhoek. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Anton van Leeuwenhoek. | Dec 29, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - Biography of Antony van Leeuwenhoek. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - Biography of Antony van Leeuwenhoek. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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