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Scientists of Faith

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It was Leeuwenhoek who discovered bacteria.
Leeuwenhoek learned to grind his own
magnifying lenses to examine cloth. Intrigued
by what he saw, he began producing other
magnifiers – and became the first man to see
and describe bacteria through a microscope.
His goal to refute the idea of
spontaneous generation without a
Creator led him to conduct important
scientific studies. To this purpose, he
studied the nutrient systems of plants and
animals, he examined spermatozoa, the Antonie von Leeuwenhoek
transportation of nutrients in plants, and the
structure and function of various parts of
plants. Blood cells also became subjects of his
investigations. He was the
first to study capillaries Bacteria types
and actually see blood
Leeuwenhoek's
microscope by which them. Before
cells passing through
he observed bacteria.
Leeuwenhoek,
no one
understood Bacteria types
that muscles
were made
of fibers. 96 Blood Cells

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