01863cam a22003373u 4500 15491 UtSlPG 20260610133349.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 QH Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703 Micrographia : Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrographia Release date is 2005-03-29 Robert Shimmin, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Revised by Richard Tonsing. "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Microscopy -- Early works to 1800 Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works Magnifying glasses -- Early works to 1800 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15491 56879 56879