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    •   Explosion of creative thought. The Netherlands naturalist

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    Gold letters enter in history of a science a name of Netherlands naturalist Anthon van Levenguka (1632 1723), the inventor of a microscope. In Delft, in the homeland of A van Levenguka, the house where he lived, has not remained. But on the new structure erected on the same place Dutches have established a memorial board with the story about a life and activity of their great compatriot. A van Levenguk both the known Dutch anatomist and zoologist Jan Svammerdam (1637-1680) are recognised by founders of scientific microscopy.

    Estestvoispytanie as branch of scientific knowledge had in the Netherlands solid enough traditions and to A van Levenguka. So, works Yana Baptista van Helmonta (Gelmont, 1579-1644) which has entered for the first time the term "gas" were widely known. However Anthon's activity van Levenguka has given the chance to make sharp jump in a science not only Dutch, but also world, becoming that thread which has connected scientific thought XVII - XVIII centuries with our century researches. Levenguk in 1701 has opened the phenomenon of anabiosis-time a condition of a live organism at which almost the metabolism completely stops and there are no all visible displays of a life. Considering by means of a self-made microscope dry sand, he did not notice any signs of a life, but it was necessary to humidify it as in it almost tiny beings-kolovratki at once started to potter about. Â" The life can be stopped, as hours,-has guessed A van Levenguk. - the Moisture-it a pendulum. Rock its s marksman again will come in movement... Â"The further experiments have confirmed its guess. The anabiosis phenomenon continues to be studied and modern scientists.

    Under the influence of works A van Levenguka anatomic and zoological researches receive a wide circulation in the country. Activity Frederika of Flight (1638-1731) - the Dutch anatomist, the founder of the anatomic museum which collection has been got by Peter I for Petersburg Kunstkamery - a museum of rarities is known.