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A new #WisdomWednesday quote for your mid-week boost! Robert Hooke coined the term "cell" while analyzing pieces of cork using his upgraded version of the #compoundmicroscope. In the book Micrographia, Hooke described the world he found looking through his contraption. Hooke was involved in multiple scientific fields and invented many scientific instruments, earning him the nickname of England's Leonard DaVinci. Learn more about Hooke from the Westminster School, London, United Kingdom's Archives: https://hubs.li/H0QPBG00 #microscopy #cellbiology