Antony Van Leeuwenhoek built a microscope to examine cloth. What discovery did he make as a result of this?

1. First to view a bacterium.
2. First to observe cell division.
3. Discovered vaccines.
4. Developed the first working microscope.

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Antony Van Leeuwenhoek is known for his pioneering work in microscopy and is credited with being the first person to observe bacteria. Therefore, the correct answer to the question regarding his discovery as a result of using his microscope to examine cloth would be:

  1. First to view a bacterium.