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Micrographia
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Micrographia explores microscopy, insects, plants, materials, and scientific observation.
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Micrographia
Robert Hooke builds the work around microscopy, insects, plants, materials, and scientific observation, making its period, characters, arguments, and images vivid for modern readers.
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Micrographia
Robert Hooke
Ordered, That the Book written by Robert Hooke, M.A. Fellow of this Society, Entituled, Micrographia, or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies, made by Magnifying Glasses, with Observations and Inquiries thereupon, Be printed by John Martyn, and James Allestry, Printers to the said Society.
Novem. 23. 1664.
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MICROGRAPHIA: OR SOME Physiological Descriptions OF MINUTE BODIES MADE BY MAGNIFYING GLASSES WITH OBSERVATIONS and INQUIRIES thereupon.
Non possis oculo quantum contendere Linceus, Non tamen idcirco contemnas Lippus inungi. Horat. Ep. lib. 1.
Non possis oculo quantum contendere Linceus,
Non tamen idcirco contemnas Lippus inungi. Horat. Ep. lib. 1.
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LONDON, Printed by Jo. Martyn, and Ja. Allestry, Printers to the ROYAL SOCIETY, and are to be sold at their Shop at the Bell in S. Paul’s Church-yard. M DC LX V.
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- 01Full text
- 02BROUNCKER. P.R.S.
- 03TO THE
- 04KING.
- 05SIR,
- 06ROBERT HOOKE.
- 07ROYAL SOCIETY.
- 08THE PREFACE.
- 09MICROGRAPHIA,
- 10OR SOME
- 11MINUTE BODIES,
- 12MADE BY
- 13MAGNIFYING GLASSES;
- 14WITH
- 15I.
- 16II.
- 17III.
- 18FINIS.
- 19THE TABLE.
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