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I is for ... insect! This illustration of a flea is from the scientific volume 'Micrographia' by Robert Hooke published in 1665 ➡️ https://t.co/29GGbVGHLn 🦟

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2021-02-09

Hand-Colored Zoological Photomicrographs by Ernst Heeger (1860) .

I'm not exactly sure what they are (currently for sale from Hans P. Kraus, New York) - but I think they are beautiful.

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2021-01-22

- 1 of my art/science inspirations & heroes. The groundbreaking microscopy studies in his book, “Micrographia” 1665 brought a brave new world 2 the masses. He sketched bee stings, ants, flies & most famously, a flea. My homage to Hooke’s flea. https://t.co/ofeFqflx2E

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2020-12-31

Back to Issue and on a cheerier note, here is my favourite panel from the Pepper's Ghost story. I was chortling as I drew it.

The horrific creature being projected is a louse drawn from Robert Hooke's 1665 landmark illustrated tome "Micrographia".

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2020-11-15

Robert Hooke is another artist (and scientist) I love. He published the first ever sketches whilst looking through a microscope in his ground breaking book “Micrographia” 1665. It opened a whole new micro world. Folks were able 2 see fleas,flies & ants in all of their tiny wonder

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2020-10-31

Two new to start your week off!

If the flea from Robert Hooke's Micrographia doesn't tickle your fancy, then devour the tasty treats of chef Charles Francatelli.

Puzzle away: https://t.co/Wk9UZlgGxP

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2020-10-26

Where all my photomicrographs started...
It often happens that among your first photos are the very best. Here's an example: I couldn't yet replicate the beauty of this drop of Aperol.

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2020-10-22

These spiders come from Micrographia (1665) by Robert Hooke. Check it out on our digital collections and zoom in really close!
https://t.co/mKv3dGkMxh

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2020-10-21

A selection of the winning images from 46th annual competition. The competition recognises excellence in the world of image-making https://t.co/O3BEo3nDGT

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2020-10-13

NIKON SMALL WORLD PHOTOMICROGRAPHY 2020

1st Daniel Castranova, Dr Brant Weinstein & Bakary Samasa: Juvenile zebrafish

2nd Daniel Knop: Embryonic development of a clownfish on days 1, 3, 5 and 9

3rd Dr Igor Siwanowicz: The tongue of a freshwater snail

https://t.co/0QOgHaDitX

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2020-10-13

chocolate looks as blissful as it tastes? 🤩🔬
Lee Hendrickson's of crystals include intricate structures from wine, chocolate, caffeine, citric acid, to acetaminophen that transform into vivid colors and mesmerizing patterns. https://t.co/iLREcztTKC

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2020-09-26

In 1665 Robert Hooke published his most famous work Micrographia (”Small Drawings”). In it he included his studies and illustrations of the crystal structure of snowflakes and first used the word cell to name the microscopic honeycomb cavities in cork.5/

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2020-09-11


Serpentine just passed to the second round at .
You may like some aesthetic photomicrographs of this mineral in serpentinites from the Alps, Sierra Nevada and Ronda Massif.

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2020-09-10

Photomicrographs for your
left: plagioclase-pyroxene symplectite in granulite from Manitoba, CA
right: another "Heart of Stone", from Mar Menor, Spain

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2020-09-06

Four shots from the new series of photomicrographs of the "DolomitiArtRock" Project.
"…Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible…" (Paul Klee)

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2020-08-11

Tortoise Beetle, SEM
Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a tortoise beetle (family Cassidini)
© Steve Gschmeissner/Science Source
Science Source ID# SS2310805


https://t.co/2IPDRc4ENX

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2020-05-25

Day 39 of
BONUS SQUARED MICROGRAPHS of rocks, drinks and callus remover (!) Enjoy!

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2020-04-22

Head of Jumping Spider
© Andrew Syred / Science Source
Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a zebra jumping spider, Salticus scenicus. Six of its eight eyes (rounded bumps, upper center) are seen, one large pair at the front, … https://t.co/Ma4Z2EMCjd

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2020-04-13

Tick Mouthparts, SEM
Tick mouthparts, color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The mouthparts of a tick consist of three visible components. The two outer jointed parts are highly mobile palps. Between the palps, at center, is a rod-shaped stru… https://t.co/ziWd7gH6oL

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2020-04-12

Robert Hooke, FRS (1635-1703), co-inventor of the watch balance spring, architect, but remembered best for his Micrographia (1665) - you'll have seen his Flea.
Worked with Boyle, Newton et al.

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2020-03-08