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Gutenberg Gem: Micrographia, by Robert Hooke

Published on 2005-03-30 by Mark VandeWettering

A Flea, as drawn by HookeRobert Hookeโ€™s Micrographia is one of the earliest books about the use of a microscope to view the world of the minescule. Published in 1664, itโ€™s really quite astounding, and includes some very nice drawings, such as the flea pictured on the right.

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