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The Medicine Chest

Micrographia

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Title

Micrographia

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Geological Sciences See all items with this value
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Description

Engraving, magnified view of the forms of small diamonds or shining sparks in flints (fig. 1), "the forms of gravel in urine (fig. 2), and a variety of regular for resulting from various combinations of globules (fig. 3, 4)"; Schem. 5. From 'Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon' by Robert Hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1665.

Access Rights

​Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Curriculum

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url

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/m2pzpzqh

Creator

Robert Hooke See all items with this value

Date Created

1665

Source

Wellcome Library

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bladder See all items with this value
stone See all items with this value
magnification See all items with this value
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engraving See all items with this value
Robert Hooke See all items with this value
flea See all items with this value
observation See all items with this value
diamonds See all items with this value
gravel See all items with this value
urine See all items with this value
secretions See all items with this value
print See all items with this value
Wellcome Library See all items with this value
medicine chest See all items with this value

Type

Artwork
Engraving

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