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Discover the world revealed by magnifying glasses and curious hands. This edition collects extracts from a landmark 17th‑century work that opened small worlds to the human eye, showing how careful observation and simple instruments can uncover the unseen in nature. From early thoughts on combustion to vivid micrographs of tiny bodies, it invites readers to see science as a practice of looking closely and asking questions.
Hooke’s Micrographia presents a vivid bridge between art and science. The reader follows practical experiments, careful descriptions, and thoughtful reflections on what these minute observations mean for our understanding of nature, matter, and light. It’s a window into a pivotal moment when the invisible became visible, and curiosity became method.
- Close-up descriptions of minute objects and surfaces, as seen through magnifying glasses and early microscopes
- Observations on sparks, flame, air, and their link to combustion and light
- Practical insights into how instruments extend our senses and reveal hidden details
- Context on the author’s approach to science and the history of experimental method
Ideal for readers of the history of science, early modern experiments, and anyone curious about how we first learned to look closer at the natural world.
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A just appreciation of the author's individuality, as well as of his intentions in publishing his Micrographia, can scarcely be obtained without perusing his preface, which contains a number of shrewd and enlightened ideas.
The following pages contain the greater part of the preface to Micrographia, Observations VIII. And XVI. In full, and a few shorter extracts. The old-fashioned spelling of the original has been retained.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Extracts From Micrographia: Or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses, With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon
Hooke's "Micrographia" is a remarkable book in several respects, but in none more strikingly so than on account of the explanation which it contains of its author's clear views respecting the theory of combustion. This explanation occurs quite unexpectedly in Observation XVI., entitled "Of Charcoal, or Burnt Vegetables," and it forms by far the most important portion of the book from the chemical standpoint; although matters of minor chemical interest are mentioned in several of the other Observations. It is a matter for the greatest regret that Hooke did not detail in Observation XVI. the experiments from which his theoretical ideas concerning combustion were deduced; and also that he never carried out his expressed intention of dealing fully with the whole subject in a separate treatise.
A just appreciation of the author's individuality, as well as of his intentions in publishing his Micrographia, can scarcely be obtained without perusing his preface, which contains a number of shrewd and enlightened ideas.
The following pages contain the greater part of the preface to Micrographia, Observations VIII. and XVI. in full, and a few shorter extracts. The old-fashioned spelling of the original has been retained.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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