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"Micrographia" by Robert Hooke is a scientific book published in 1665. The first major publication of the Royal Society, it reveals a hidden world through microscopic observation, featuring spectacular illustrations of insects and plants magnified for the first time. Hooke describes fly eyes, coins the term "cell" while examining plant tissue, and contrasts nature's perfection with mankind's flawed creations. This groundbreaking bestseller captured public imagination and established microscopy as a new frontier of scientific discovery. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703 |
|---|---|
| Title | Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrographia |
| Credits | Robert Shimmin, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 28.1 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Magnifying glasses -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15491 |
| Release Date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Last Update | May 24, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2095 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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