Van Eijck points out that van Leeuwenhoek was still an extremely skilled craftsman and glass grinder—able to build the finest microscopes of his day.

Van Eijck 指出，van Leeuwenhoek 仍然是一位技艺精湛的工匠和玻璃研磨师，能够制造出他那个时代最好的显微镜。