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Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hooke's Micrographia, 1665. Artist: Unknown

Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hooke's Micrographia, 1665. 1: underside of a stinging nettle leaf; 2: beard of wild oat used in Hooke's hygrometer; 3: section of head of wild oat; 4: Hooke's hygrometer. Micrographia was published in 1665 and contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke (1635-1703) viewed under the compound microscope that he designed.

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Title: Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hooke's Micrographia, 1665. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hooke's Micrographia, 1665. 1: underside of a stinging nettle leaf; 2: beard of wild oat used in Hooke's hygrometer; 3: section of head of wild oat; 4: Hooke's hygrometer. Micrographia was published in 1665 and contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke (1635-1703) viewed under the compound microscope that he designed.

Credit: Album / Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images

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Image size: 2873 × 3646 px | 30.0 MB

Print size: 24.3 × 30.9 cm | 1131.1 × 1435.4 in (300 dpi)

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