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"By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of the oft-invisible world around us. Microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. But in Antony van Leeuwenhoek's time, people believed that what they saw with their own eyes was all that existed in the world. How did a simple tradesman -- who didn't go to college or speak English or Latin like all the other scientists --...
Series
Publisher
Science Channel
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Host Bill Nye explores the most important scientific breakthroughs leading to our understanding of life on Earth and why understanding biology may be our best protection against extinction. He explores the diversity of plant and animal life at Yellowstone National Park and then examines a book that championed the use of the microscope and set the stage for studying microorganisms, the accidental discovery of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. A dramatic re-creation...
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