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MICROGRAPHIA or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Robert Hooke (1635-1703)
Title
MICROGRAPHIA or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon.
Description
Schem. XXIV - Of the Structure and motion of the Wings of Flies. An illustration of a Blue Fly thought to have been drawn by Sir Christopher Wren
Date 1665
date QS:P571,+1665-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Inc on Paper
institution QS:P195,Q666063
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current10:41, 23 December 2015Thumbnail for version as of 10:41, 23 December 20151,176 × 1,786 (1.96 MB)Prosthetic HeadClean-up and contrast enhancment to remove yellowed paper, page and scanning artefacts. May be better for those wanting a cleaner image, although it does not have the 'authentic feel' of the previous version with yellowed paper and speckelling.
12:08, 10 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 12:08, 10 September 20151,176 × 1,786 (1.71 MB)Jason.nlwHigher quality version with correct rotation
16:04, 9 October 2004Thumbnail for version as of 16:04, 9 October 2004700 × 460 (95 KB)RobbotImage of a blue fly. From: "Micrographia, or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses....", by Robert Hooke, 1667. Copied from [http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/library/ NOAA Photo Library]. {{PD}}
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