Title
Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hooke's Micrographia, 1665. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hooke's Micrographia, 1665. 1: underside of a stinging nettle leaf; 2: beard of wild oat used in Hooke's hygrometer; 3: section of head of wild oat; 4: Hooke's hygrometer. Micrographia was published in 1665 and contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke (1635-1703) viewed under the compound microscope that he designed.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1665
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B64_430
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 9,6in x 12,2in / 2873 x 3646 (300dpi)