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The question is who first saw the animalcules and the was Anton Van Leeuwenhoek.The question is who first saw and named animalcules and that person is the wonderful Anton Van Leeuwenhoek.
The animalcules that Leeuwenhoek saw were actually microorganisms. Van Leeuwenhoek called protozoa or bacteria he observed wee beasties and animalcules.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered single-celled organisms, now known as bacteria, using a simple microscope of his own design. His discoveries were crucial in the development of the field of microbiology.
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In 1673 Anton van Leeuwenhoek, who was a Dutch scientist, discovered animalcules. The animalcules were living cells that he observed in water from a pond.
When Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek first saw them he called them animalcules, but we now call them microorganisms.
Yes, Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe and describe microorganisms in pond water, which he called "animalcules" due to their small size and seemingly animal-like behavior under his microscope.
protozoa and bacteria
When Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek first saw them he called them animalcules, but we now call them microorganisms.