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In the 1600s, which scientist discovered microbes in pond water by using a microscope?
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Matthias Schleiden
Matthias Schleiden

Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke

Theodor Schwann

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

He was a 17th-century Dutch scientist who used single‑lens microscopes to observe "animalcules" (microbes) in pond water.