Micrographia : Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Micrographia" by Robert Hooke is a scientific publication written in the mid-17th century. The work is renowned for its detailed observations of various small entities using microscopes, marking a significant contribution to the field of microscopy and early scientific exploration. The book likely discusses the structure, properties, and behaviors of minute objects revealed through magnification, elucidating the intricacies of the natural world at a previously unseen scale. At the start of "Micrographia," Hooke addresses the Royal Society, expressing humility about his contributions and the profound endeavor to understand natural observations through experimentation. He sets the stage for examining simple physical objects, beginning with the intricate details of a needle's point when magnified-showing that what seems sharp to the naked eye is much duller upon closer inspection. This opening establishes not only Hooke's meticulous approach to scientific inquiry but also invites readers to appreciate the complexity of minute structures, hinting at a journey through the world of small and often overlooked phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Robert Shimmin, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Revised by Richard Tonsing.

Notes:

Reading ease score: 28.1 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrographia

Release date is 2005-03-29