Micrographia

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Micrographia is a landmark 1665 scientific work by Robert Hooke that presents detailed microscopic observations and illustrations, including the first use of the term "cell" in biology.

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instanceOf microscopy treatise ⓘ
scientific book ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Society ⓘ
author Robert Hooke ⓘ
contains copperplate engravings of microscopic observations ⓘ
countryOfPublication England ⓘ
describes structure of cork ⓘ
era Scientific Revolution ⓘ
features drawings of a fly ⓘ
drawings of a louse ⓘ
drawings of a needle point ⓘ
drawings of fleas ⓘ
drawings of lice ⓘ
drawings of molds and fungi ⓘ
drawings of plant tissues ⓘ
drawings of the edge of a razor ⓘ
drawings of the moon ⓘ
firstEditionFormat folio ⓘ
fullTitle Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses ⓘ
linked to: Micrographia
genre scientific literature ⓘ
hasPart observations on cork and plant tissue ⓘ
observations on insects ⓘ
observations on minerals and crystals ⓘ
observations on textiles and manufactured objects ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped establish microscopy as a scientific discipline ⓘ
one of the earliest major works devoted to microscopic study ⓘ
illustrator Robert Hooke ⓘ
impact popularized the use of microscopes in scientific research ⓘ
stimulated public interest in microscopy and natural philosophy ⓘ
influenced development of cell theory ⓘ
introducesTerm cell (biological) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
methodUsed compound microscope ⓘ
notableFor detailed microscopic observations and illustrations ⓘ
first recorded use of the term "cell" in biology ⓘ
printingTechnique copperplate engraving ⓘ
publicationYear 1665 ⓘ
publisher Royal Society of London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Society
relatedConcept cell theory ⓘ
optical microscopy ⓘ
relatedWork Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society ⓘ
subject biology ⓘ
botany ⓘ
entomology ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
microscopy ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 17th century natural philosophy ⓘ

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Robert Hooke → knownFor → Micrographia ⓘ
Robert Hooke → notableWork → Micrographia ⓘ
Robert Hooke → publicationDateOfNotableWork → Micrographia (1665) ⓘ
linked to: Micrographia
Micrographia → fullTitle → Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses ⓘ
linked to: Micrographia