The Invention of the Microscope | The Cell
Adam Rutherford explains how, in the 1670s, Dutch businessman Anton van Leeuwenhoek revolutionised microscopy by curving a lens more than anyone had ever done before.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 1'07''
- Broadcast year: 2009
Curriculum Connection
- Biology | Cell biology | Cells | Microscopy
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Licence: ERA Licence required
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: The Cell
- Episode: The Hidden Kingdom
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