Jesuit botanist who established the first pharmacy in the Philippines. Genus camilla is named after him
One of the first people to observe microbes through a microscope. Made note of the presence of "little worms" he saw in the blood, and concluded that disease was caused by microorganisms. This observation would later support germ theory.
The Stars of Galileo Galilei and the Universal Knowledge of Athanasius Kircher
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Athanasius Kircher
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