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Cork from Micrographia, 1665

Drawing of cork seen under a microscope; the first picture showing "cells" in a biological specimen, named as such by Robert Hooke. He prepared the specimen by making thin slices with a razor blade, and thus he invented the technique of sectioning; the discovery was described to the Royal Society of London on 13th April 1663. This figure first appeared in his book called "Micrographia"; this contains some of the most beautiful drawings of microscope observations ever made.

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Title: Cork from Micrographia, 1665

Caption: Drawing of cork seen under a microscope; the first picture showing "cells" in a biological specimen, named as such by Robert Hooke. He prepared the specimen by making thin slices with a razor blade, and thus he invented the technique of sectioning; the discovery was described to the Royal Society of London on 13th April 1663. This figure first appeared in his book called "Micrographia"; this contains some of the most beautiful drawings of microscope observations ever made.

Category: Historical & Fine Arts • black & white

Credit: Album / Science Source / Biophoto Associates

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Image size: 3858 × 4529 px | 50.0 MB

Print size: 32.7 × 38.3 cm | 1518.9 × 1783.1 in (300 dpi)

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