Today is Monday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2005 with 68 to follow. Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (in Dutch also Anthonie, Antoni, or Theunis, in English, Antony or ...

Henry Baker drew this illustration of van Leeuwenhoek's microscopes in 1756. __1683: __Anton van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to Britain's Royal Society describing the "animalcules" he observed under ...

Bacteria were first reported on September 17, 1683, by Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who had observed single-cell organisms in human dental plaque. CBS Sunday Morning tells the story and ...

Who needs fancy electron microscopes when you’ve got the simple but ingenious hand-held microscope through which microbes were seen for the first time almost 340 years ago. These pictures – of the ...

OF all the great naturalists of the past, Leeuwenhoek occupies the unique and anomalous position of being the most frequently quoted and at the same time the least appreciated and understood. An ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

One of the thrilling aspects of scientific discovery is that it can come from almost anywhere, and almost anyone. Few individuals exemplify this like Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who, despite having no ...

Monday marks the 384th birthday of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, credited with being the first microbiologist. While he might not be a household name today, the Dutch textile salesman ground and polished ...

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is a well-known pioneer in the field of microscopy. His research was so advanced, it took about 150 years for another researcher to improve on his work. But Van Leeuwenhoek, who ...

Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch naturalist of the 18th century, the founder of scientific microscopy, makes a lens in his workshop. He is visited by an English scientist, a member of the Royal ...