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#OTD in 1703 died Robert Hooke - one of the best appreciators of fleas and their amazing morphology. An original copy and one of his microscopes was on display at @RMGreenwich a few years back and it’s always a treat to see the images and ‘tech’
It’s #MuseumsWeek & today is #WomenInCulture
Miriam Rothschild was a leading authority on fleas.She studied the life cycles of fleas & 1st to determine the jumping mechanism. Her book on parasitism (Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos) is a must & she co-Catalogued her fathers collection