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Who discovered cells, and how?

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Robert Hooke in 1665 discovered the cells. He examined thin slices of cork under a self designed primitive microscope and saw that the cork resembled the structure of a honey comb. The latter consisted of many tiny compartments. He called them cellulae (singular cellula), now termed cells. Cellula is a Latin name which means 'a little room'.
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