Microscope — Questions and answers
Before microscopes, what did people think caused illnesses like the Black Death?
Answer: Divine punishment or unbalanced body fluids.
What important scientific term did Robert Hooke coin after observing cork through his microscope?
Answer: Cell.
What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek call the tiny living things he was the first to see, like bacteria and protozoa?
Answer: Animalcules.