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All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world /

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"For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understandi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Lori (Author)
Other Authors: Mildenberger, Vivien (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]
Subjects:
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, > 1632-1723 > Juvenile literature.
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, > 1632-1723.
Microbiologists > Netherlands > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Biologists > Netherlands > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Microscopes > History > Juvenile literature.
Microbiology > History > Juvenile literature.
Microbiologists > Netherlands.
Biologists > Netherlands.
Microscopes.
Microbiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology > General.
Biologists.
Microbiologists.
Netherlands.
Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • A golden age
  • Big changes
  • Seller of cloth
  • An eye-opening trip
  • Spreading the word
  • Small lake, big discovery
  • A most important letter
  • In the name of science
  • Last letters
  • The father of microbiology.