The Fundamental Unit of Life — Science STD 9 — Question

2. Hooke.

Explanation:

Micrographia is a book written by Robert Hooke when he discovered the cells in 1665. His all observation about the discovery of cells is detailed in this book. Hans and Zacharias designed the first compound microscope and by using this microscope Robert Hooke studied insects, sand, bird feathers, snowflakes and plants. He also observed a piece of cork which made him discover a framework of cells with empty spaces within it. its visual similarity with honeycomb cells made him name those units as the cell. He recorded all such observation through different lenses in the book Micrographia which is the first scientific bestseller.