1·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, pioneering microscopist, observed in 1702 that dry sediments of "animalcules", expected to be dead, were brought back to life when exposed to rain water.
安东尼·范·列文虎克——使用显微镜的先驱，在1702年观测发现，把被认为死亡了的干枯的“微生物”沉积物放在雨水中时它们又复活了。