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Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon, By Robert hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1665.
Object Details Author Hooke, Robert 1635-1703 Ford, Brian J Warnock Library Octavo Corporation Notes Title from disc label. Summary Includes a digitized facsimile of the 1665 London edition of Hooke's ...
Hooke's images, which persist among the most well-known depictions in all of science, appeared along with other natural and fabricated marvels of the microscopic world in Micrographia (1665). The book ...
Robert Hooke was a scientist, artist, and nemesis to Isaac Newton. In his spare time, he engaged in one of the most celebrated science art projects. To do so, he was forced to get an ant drunk ...
In 1665, the British polymath Robert Hooke published an unexpectedly popular picture book, “Micrographia.” It featured drawings of household objects and inhabitants that were normally barely ...
In 1665 British scientist Robert Hooke published his book Micrographia: Or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made with Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Since Robert Hooke’s first description of a cell in Micrographia 350 years ago, microscopy has played an important role in understanding the rules of life. However, the smallest ...
LONDON. Royal Microscopical Society, October 15.—R. S. Clay and W. J. Court: The development of the Hooke microscope. After referring to the description of Hooke's original instrument in his ...
In 1665 Hooke finally found fame with publication of his Micrographia containing pictures of objects he had studied through a microscope he had made himself, and a number of biological discoveries.
Here’s the latest batch of reviews: The Most Ingenious Book: How to Rediscover Micrographia My survey of the digital experiences of Robert Hooke’s 1665 masterpiece. NASA’s 30 years of ...
Such application is as nothing compared to her subject, Robert Hooke. If ever there was a workaholic it was he. He was an engineer, surveyor, architect, artist, publisher and inventor.