Question

Why did Leeuwenhoek have an advantage over other scientists studying small items?

Answer 1

Leeuwenhoek had an advantage studying small items because he created lens with a high amplifying power and from there created microscopes with those lens. He used this technology to investigate microorganisms and came to discoveries such as of the existence of bacteria, the existence of the vacuole and the banded pattern of the muscular fibers.