The cell (Hooke's Micrographia)
La célula (Micrographia)
- Date
- 1665 · confidence high
- Place
- Royal Society, London, England
- Credited to
- Robert Hooke
- People
- 👤 Robert Hooke1635–1703
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
Observing cork under the microscope, Hooke described small cavities he called 'cells' for their resemblance to monastic cells. Micrographia inaugurated microscopy as a biological tool.
Hooke saw empty cell walls, not living cells.
What it led to
- cell theory
- microscopy as a discipline
- histology