They were awkward in use, but enabled van Leeuwenhoek to see detailed images.

Still, despite widespread claims, van Leeuwenhoek is not the inventor of the microscope.

Q. Since van Leeuwenhoek had little or no scientific education, is he the right role model for children?

Young mistress broke it, and van Leeuwenhoek won't see her now.

He borrowed van Leeuwenhoek's camera obscura again to look at the scene one last time.

"She will be wearing the yellow mantle," he said to van Leeuwenhoek, who nodded.

It was as van Leeuwenhoek had warned me.

I could go to van Leeuwenhoek and ask him to take pity on me.

Now, Catharina and van Leeuwenhoek are in the great hall.

Although she could not see it, I nodded to her respectfully, and then to van Leeuwenhoek, who smiled at me.