Nicolaas Hartsoeker

Nicolaas Hartsoeker
Portrait by Caspar Netscher, 1682
Born(1656-03-26)26 March 1656
Gouda, Holland, Netherlands
Died10 December 1725(1725-12-10) (aged 69)
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Known forContributions to microscopy, preformationism
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
Biology

Nicolaas Hartsoeker (26 March 1656 – 10 December 1725) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope c. 1694.

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