Robert hooke universitat regensburg uni regensburg. The project gutenberg ebook, micrographia, by robert hooke this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Micrographia by robert hooke free ebook project gutenberg. In 1665 he inspired the use of microscopes for scientific exploration with his book, micrographia. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Micrographia special collections featured item for march 2008 by fiona barnard, rare books librarian. Micrographia some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon language. Micrographia by robert hooke, 1665 the british library. Robert hooke, english physicist who discovered the law of elasticity, known as.
He was a founding member and curator of experiments at the royal society, an academy at the cutting edge of scientific discovery in britain. Robert hooke 16351703 was appointed as the first curator of. Diagram of a louse date 1665 medium inc on paper digitally cleaned by crispin cooper. Robert hooke 16351703 was not only a scientist, he was a mapmaking pioneer, architect, astronomer, biologist and ingenious experimenter. Micrographia by robert hooke page in the teaching with unique collections site. Robert hookes micrographia is best known for its greatly magnified views of insects, but he looked through his microscope and telescope at a variety of animate and inanimate subjects and then drew and theorized. The library has digitized the plates for robert hooke 16351703, micrographia, or some. First published in 1665, it contains largescale, finely detailed illustrations of some of the specimens hooke viewed under the microscopes he designed. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Micrographia or some physiological descriptions of minute. The micrographia, which is the latin word for little pictures, was published in 1665 under. Hooke, micrographia 1665 the library has digitized the plates for robert hooke 16351703, micrographia, or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon london, printed by j.
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