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The history of the cell began in 1665 with the publication of Micrographia in London by ______.

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Robert Hooke
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Robert Brown
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Felix Dujardin
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Leeuwenhoek
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Solution

The correct option is C Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke discovered the cell in the year 1665. He observed cork cell in the bark of a Spanish oak tree under a simple microscope and was able to see the empty structures surrounded by walls and named it a cell. He elucidated his observation in a book called "Micrographia".
So, the correct answer is option A.

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