Leeuwenhoek's microscope Size:XS: 40 x 30cm north west view with figures

north west view with figures in the foreground including a group of three men consulting a drawing of the church

the killer of Mahishasura

the church was designed by either Sir Christopher Wren or his assistant

showing pews and the choir screen

applauded the two illustrious sovereigns

Leeuwenhoek's microscope Size:XS: 40 x 30cm north west view with figuresSingle lens microscope, replica of an instrument by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek developed his own very strong microscopes. Each had a tiny single lens, but they could magnify up to 250 times. Van Leeuwenhoek investigated the structure of muscles and plants , the shapes of crystals in grains of sand and much more. He was the first to describe microscopic organisms living in water. We know them today as bacteria and protozoa. 17th