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Meet one of the most significant influencers of the field of entomology: Maria Sibylla Merian.

She was a 17th-century illustrator and naturalist with a lifelong interest in the life cycles of insects. This bouquet is from her book "The European Insects."

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There was no question what first pro sports team would be called when the Charlotte Hornets took the field in 1892.

That’s right, the first Hornets were a minor league baseball team that played in 1892, and from 1901-1972.

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Robert "Micrographia" (1665) was the first work to depict microscopic specimens, and includes his famous illustration of a flea. Hooke praised the "beauty" of this creature, with its "suit of sable Armour" and "sharp pinns...like Porcupine’s Quills." 🦔🔬 ⁣#ArchivesBugs

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Insects are near and dear to his heart--and his head, his arms, his legs... He's "The Entomologist," as fancifully depicted by artist George Spratt in this 1831 Endicott & Swett lithograph. 🐛🪲

https://t.co/St9OcXD8ZP

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This month's is all about which can be found in all their glory in Robert Hooke's 1665 Micrographia - the first important work on microscopy. The detailed illustrations give beauty to the smallest of creatures under his own design microscope

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