Question

Name the scientist who coined the term "cell". How many lenses did he use in his microscope. What did he observe under his microscope?
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Answer 1

Robert Hooke was the scientist who coined the term "cell".
In 1665, he developed a microscope to observe different objects using two lenses. He examined a very thin slice of dead cork and observed a cluster of box-like cubicles piled together.