Arthropods in Hooke's 'Micrographia'. 17th-century illustration of the appearance of arthropods viewed with a microscope by English natural philosophe
Arthropods in Hooke's 'Micrographia'. 17th-century illustration of the appearance of arthropods viewed with a microscope by English natural philosopher Robert Hooke (1635-1703). At upper right is an orabatid mite, a type of arachnid. At left is a small wingless insect called a silverfish (Lepisma saccharina). At lower right is a pseudoscorpion, an arachnid that resembles a scorpion. Hooke pioneered the new science of microscopy and published detailed drawings of observations made with his microscopes. This illustration appeared in his 'Micrographia' (1665). Hooke was one of the founding fellows (1663) of the Royal Society, and served as its Curator of Experiments and as its Secretary.
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