Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Psalm 139:6
"Antony van Leeuwenhoek entered eternity 300 years ago (August 26, 1723).
He made hundreds of discoveries with his simple microscope. Perhaps his
most notable discovery was of bacteria and
its many shapes. He found
great joy in God’s smallest creatures.
In a similar manner, his curiosity of
blood led to his discovery of red corpuscles and capillaries. He
remained a curious man until the last days of his life 300 years ago
today.
His curiosity of life in rainwater, lake water, and “pepper
water” led to many discoveries. He first discovered bacteria and
protozoans in drops of water.
A Dutch haberdasher (i.e., draper, cloth
merchant), he retained a childlike joy of discovery from his youth until
his death at age 91." AIG