Sujet
Louse clinging to a human hair, 1665. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect, 1665. The human louse, a wingless parasitic insect, is now known to be a vector for epidemics of typhus. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Micrographia was published in 1665 and contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke viewed under the compound microscope that he designed.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1665
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_241
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (2,1Mo) / 21,7cm x 34,6cm / 2564 x 4085 (300dpi)