Project Gutenberg 2005-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 811 Hooke, Robert 1635 1703 Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Reading ease score: 28.1 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. Robert Shimmin, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Revised by Richard Tonsing. "Micrographia" by Robert Hooke is a scientific publication written in the mid-17th century. The work is renowned for its detailed observations of various small entities using microscopes, marking a significant contribution to the field of microscopy and early scientific exploration. The book likely discusses the structure, properties, and behaviors of minute objects revealed through magnification, elucidating the intricacies of the natural world at a previously unseen scale. At the start of "Micrographia," Hooke addresses the Royal Society, expressing humility about his contributions and the profound endeavor to understand natural observations through experimentation. He sets the stage for examining simple physical objects, beginning with the intricate details of a needle's point when magnified—showing that what seems sharp to the naked eye is much duller upon closer inspection. This opening establishes not only Hooke’s meticulous approach to scientific inquiry but also invites readers to appreciate the complexity of minute structures, hinting at a journey through the world of small and often overlooked phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Microscopy -- Early works to 1800 Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works Magnifying glasses -- Early works to 1800 QH Text Microscopy Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 1018274 1017940 2024-10-07T05:51:50.110555 2023-09-07T07:28:58.027960 text/html text/html 1016519 2021-05-24T12:34:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7790689 2021-05-24T12:37:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8364323 2024-10-07T05:52:27.091062 application/epub+zip 8302318 2024-10-07T05:51:58.186493 application/epub+zip 484340 2024-10-07T05:51:51.083513 application/epub+zip 12053711 2024-10-07T05:52:44.207756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11880483 2024-10-07T05:52:15.547427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621415 2022-09-07T22:05:59.850172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 916509 2024-10-07T05:51:47.032564 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 916639 2021-05-24T13:20:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 319352 2021-05-24T13:20:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19604 2024-10-07T05:52:44.533723 application/rdf+xml 15704 2024-10-07T05:51:51.261510 image/jpeg 2260 2024-10-07T05:51:51.172520 image/jpeg 7816381 2024-10-07T05:51:50.415521 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia