Wonderfully detailed drawings from Micrographia (1665) by Robert Hooke, the first book devoted entirely to the microscopic world. Hooke's book was an immediate best seller, with Samuel Pepys describing it as "the most ingenious book I have ever read in my life".

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Our Pybus Collecion includes a copy of Robert Hooke's Micrographia, published in 1665. It was one of the first popular science books, and featured drawings of the microscopic world not seen before.

Check out our June 2010 blog post about the work here: https://t.co/CutptbGA8D

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Robert Hooke's book Micrographia was first published in 1664, containing drawings of the creatures he was able to observe through microscopes. It must have given people quite a shock!

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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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At , “Seeing for Yourself” will look at how artists/scientists have made hidden worlds visible from the 1500s on. The show will feature items ranging from Robert Hooke's “Micrographia,” featuring etchings of minute objects, to depictions of viruses like COVID-19.

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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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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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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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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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It was in 1664, the great British natural philosopher Robert Hooke FRS, first showed his copy of the hugely influential Micrographia to the Royal Society. Find prints from this seminal work in our Print Shop: https://t.co/OkGAr01G5r

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Micrographia, or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, with observations and inquiries thereupon.
https://t.co/dKh5IqgykR

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Robert Hooke, English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (author of 'Micrographia') died in 1703.

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This thread is a series of images in the of documenting the shift in 17th century Europe from divine causation to empiricism (via observation, experiment, reasoning, & formation/testing of hypotheses & theories).
[Micrographia, 1665 https://t.co/1202Hyolle ]

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It's cold out there today! We've got Hooke on our minds at the labs, here's a few from his Micrographia (1665) and his 1662 article in Philosophical Transactions

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Robert Hooke was born on 28 July 1635 N.S. His Micrographia includes the 1st use of "cell" as a biological term https://t.co/9YXRp9beYw

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Robert Hooke, scientist, born 1635. Micrographia, 1665 https://t.co/IWOxYuXxKg

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Micrographia (1665) by Robert Hooke was the 1st book in English on microscopy https://t.co/8GBhZA6ZqG Digitized

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Robert Hooke, English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (author of 'Micrographia') died in 1703.

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Today in 1666: Robert Hooke (pic from his incredible ‘Micrographia') invented the spirit level

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