File:Robert Hooke, Micrographia, flea Wellcome L0043503.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(4,043 × 2,421 pixels, file size: 2.21 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary[edit]

Robert Hooke, Micrographia, flea
Title
Robert Hooke, Micrographia, flea
Description

Engraving of a flea; Schem.XXIV.

'Micrographia', published in 1665, is the result of detailed observations by Robert Hooke using the recently invented microscope. The publication was funded by The Royal Society and the popularity of the book helped further the society's image and mission of being 'the' scientifically progressive organization of London. The book was dedicated to Charles II, patron of the Royal Society.

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.

'Micrographia' also focused attention on the miniature world, capturing the public's imagination in a radically new way. This impact is illustrated by Samuel Pepys' reaction upon completing the tome: 'the most ingenious book that I ever read in my life.' Hooke most

Rare Books
Keywords: Natural History; Microscopy
Credit line

This file comes from Wellcome Images, a website operated by Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom. Refer to Wellcome blog post (archive).
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

References
Source/Photographer

https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/d2/ff/bb23fb4bfa2a135968c479b2d446.jpg

Other versions

Licensing[edit]

w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current15:31, 13 October 2014Thumbnail for version as of 15:31, 13 October 20144,043 × 2,421 (2.21 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)=={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = Robert Hooke, Micrographia, flea |description = Engraving of a flea; Schem.XXIV. 'Micrographia', published in 1665, is the result of detailed obser...

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Robert_Hooke,_Micrographia,_flea_Wellcome_L0043503.jpg&oldid=837860898"