03240cam a2200505Ia 4500 micrographiaorso00hook CaSfIA 20260226205048.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 871002s1665 enkaf o 000 0 eng d (OCoLC)1049665471 CSt-L eng CASUM OCLCO dcrmb BRL CaSfIA Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703. Micrographia, or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses : with observations and inquiries thereupon / by R. Hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society. Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses London : Printed by Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, Printers to the Royal Society, and are to be sold at their shop at the bell in S. Paul's Church-yeard, MDCLXV [1665] 1 online resource ([36], 246, [10] pages, [37] leaves of plates (some partially folded) : illustrations) Signatures: pi℗ø A℗ø a-g℗ø B-C℗ø D-2Ḱþ L-M℗ø. Engraved title page vignette (arms of the Royal Society); head- and tailpieces; initials. Errata: p. [10] at end. Title in red and black ink. With an initial imprimatur leaf by the Council of the Royal Society of London. Burndy. Science, 18 ESTC R18004 Garrison & Morton (5th ed.) 262 Horblit, H.D. Grolier 100 science books 50 Norman 1092 PMM 147 Micrographia, or, Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses by Robert Hooke (1635-1703) contains the discoveries that Hooke made with his newly perfected compound microscope. Micrographia was not only the first book devoted entirely to microscopic observations, but also the first to pair its descriptions with profuse and detailed illustrations. Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in modern calfskin double-panelled in blind. The bookplate of the BPL Townshend Fund is present on the front pastedown. Early marginalia is present on numerous leaves, including: O3 (verso), S1 (recto), S1 (verso), 2C3 (recto), 2E1 (verso), 2E3 (recto), and 2F3 (recto). The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the title page and all plates are marked with the ink stamp of the same. Microscopy Early works to 1800. Physics Early works to 1800. Light Early works to 1800. Heat Early works to 1800. Natural history Pre-Linnean works Early works to 1800. Marginalia (Provenance) rbprov Perforation stamps (Provenance) rbprov Ink stamps (Provenance) rbprov Allestry, James, -1670, printer. Martyn, John, active 1649-1680, printer. Royal Society (Great Britain), publisher. Great Britain England London. BPL - Special Collections Nonfiction - In Library Use Only G.401.33 FOLIO RARE BKS 9 39999085273249 Out Aug 11 2015 Book 1 Aug 10 2015 False 0 https://archive.org/details/micrographiaorso00hook Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25760791M Additional information and access via Open Library micrographiaorso00hook ark:/13960/t79s5cf92