what are the word roots of "microbiology?"
The Greek  "mīkros", "bios" and  "-logia")
what do they mean?
Mikros is small and bios is life.
what is microbiology?
The study of microorganisms
who is considered the father of the study?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
who was the first to see microbes?
Athanasius Kircher
where did he see them?
In milk and putrid material
when?
1658
was he the first to record a microscope observation?
No
who was?
Robert Hooke
what did he visualize?
The fruiting bodies of moulds
when?
In 1666
Were they thought to exist before visual proof was found?
Yes
who in Rome predicted their existance?
Marcus Terentius Varro
did anyone in India expect them to exist?
Yes