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The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. He observed a cork piece under the microscope made by himself
The cell was first discovered and named by Robert Hooke in 1665. He remarked that it looked strangely similar to cellula or small rooms which monks inhabited, thus deriving the name. However, what Hooke actually saw was the dead cell walls of plant cells (cork) as they appeared under the microscope.