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Micrographia

by Robert Hooke

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  1. 1Micrographia: Or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies M…
  2. 2The Preface
  3. 3Observ. I. of the Point of A Sharp Small Needle
  4. 4Observ. II. of the Edge of a Razor
  5. 5Observ. III. of Fine Lawn, or Linnen Cloth
  6. 6Observ. IV. of Fine Waled Silk, or Taffety
  7. 7Observ. V. of Watered Silks, or Stuffs
  8. 8Observ. VI. of Small Glass Canes
  9. 9Observ. VII. of Some Phænomena of Glass Drops
  10. 10Observ. VIII. of the Fiery Sparks Struck From a Flint or Steel
  11. 11Observ. IX. of the Colours Observable in Muscovy-Glass, and Other T…
  12. 12Observ. X. of Metalline, and Other Real Colours
  13. 13Observ. XI. of Figures Observ’d in Small Sand
  14. 14Observ. XII. of Gravel in Urine
  15. 15Observ. XIII. of the Small Diamants, or Sparks in Flints
  16. 16Observ. XIV. of Several Kindes of Frozen Figures
  17. 17Observ. XV. of Kettering-stone, and of the Pores of Inanimate Bodies
  18. 18Observ. XVI. of Charcoal, or Burnt Vegetables
  19. 19Observ. XVII. of Petrify’d Wood, and Other Petrify’d Bodies
  20. 20Observ. XX. of Blue Mould, and of the First Principles of Vegetatio…
  21. 21Observ. XXI. of Moss, and Several Other Small Vegetative Substances
  22. 22Observ. XXII. of Common Sponges, and Several Other Spongie Fibrous…
  23. 23Observ. XXIII. of the Curious Texture of Sea-weeds
  24. 24Observ. XXIV. of the Surfaces of Rosemary, and Other Leaves
  25. 25Observ. XXV. of the Stinging Points and Juice of Nettles, and Some…
  26. 26Observ. XXVI. of Cowage, and the Itching Operation of Some Bodies
  27. 27Observ. XXVIII. of the Seeds of Venus Looking-Glass, or Corn Violet
  28. 28Observ. XXIX. of the Seeds of Tyme
  29. 29Observ. XXX. of the Seeds of Poppy
  30. 30Observ. XXXI. of Purslane-seed
  31. 31Observ. XXXII. of the Figure of Several Sorts of Hair, and of the T…
  32. 32Observ. XXXIII. of the Scales of a Soal, and Other Fishes
  33. 33Observ. XXXIV. of the Sting of a Bee
  34. 34Observ. XXXV. of the Contexture and Shape of the Particles of Feathers
  35. 35Observ. XXXVI. of Peacocks, Ducks, and Other Feathers of Changeable…
  36. 36Observ. XXXVII. of the Feet of Flies, and Several Other Insects
  37. 37Observ. XXXVIII. of the Structure and Motion of the Wings of Flies
  38. 38Observ. XXXIX. of the Eyes and Head of a Grey drone-Fly, and of Sev…
  39. 39Observ. XL. of the Teeth of a Snail
  40. 40Observ. XLI. of the Eggs of Silk-worms, and Other Insects
  41. 41Observ. XLII. of a Blue Fly
  42. 42Observ. XLIII. of the Water Insect or Gnat
  43. 43Observ. XLIV. of the Tufted or Brush-horn’d Gnat
  44. 44Observ. XLV. of the Great Belly’d Gnat or Female Gnat
  45. 45Observ. XLVI. of the White Featherwing’d Moth or Tinea Argentea
  46. 46Observ. XLVII. of the Shepherd Spider, or Long-Legg’d Spider
  47. 47Observ. XLVIII. of the Hunting Spider, and Several Other Sorts of S…
  48. 48Observ. XLIX. of an Ant or Pismire
  49. 49Observ. L. of the Wandring Mite
  50. 50Observ. LI. of the Crab-like Insect
  51. 51Observ. LII. of the Small Silver-colour’d Book-worm
  52. 52Observ. LIII. of a Flea
  53. 53Observ. LIV. of a Louse
  54. 54Observ. LV. of Mites
  55. 55Observ. LVI. of a Small Creature Hatch’d on a Vine
  56. 56Observ. LVII. of the Eels in Vinegar
  57. 57Observ. LIX. of Multitudes of Small Stars Discoverable by the Teles…
  58. 58Observ. LX. of the Moon
  59. 59The Table

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