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Robert Hooke Classics: Micrographia: with all 38 full-page scheme Illustrations Paperback – May 29, 2020

by Robert Hooke (Author, Illustrator)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
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Update: There was an issue with the print-save file that caused streaky illustrations. This issue has been updated and fixed as of 2/14/2022. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses. With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon. is a historically significant book by Robert Hooke about his observations through various lenses.
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    May 29, 2020
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    6 x 0.69 x 9 inches
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B089CLZM99
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (May 29, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 273 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8649427173
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.69 x 9 inches
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Dr. S
5.0 out of 5 stars Good-value reproduction of a classic scientific text
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020
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I was a little apprehensive when I decided to buy this book, which has no publisher listed, and is "Copyright 2020, Robert Hooke" (??) (Of course, it was originally published in 1665; the first illustrated book on microscopy and the first use of the term "cell".) However, as far as I can tell, it is a faithful printing of the original, with all of the pictures reproduced in good resolution for the size of the book (medium-sized paperback). Although this is the kind of book that would be nice in a "coffee table" version, with large glossy reprints and perhaps some pages of the original script and other illustrations of 17th century life/science, I think think this version is more than adequate for gaining an appreciation of Hooke's work, and is an excellent value for the price.

As to the book itself, it is really delightful to read Hooke's actual words-- his sense of delight and wonder at these things that no one had seen before. It gives a sense of the wide-open world of biology at the time, and how the microscope opened the door to a whole new and mysterious domain.
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Jon Shemitz
2.0 out of 5 stars These are the pictures you're looking for ;) but good luck figuring out what they are
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
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I can't agree with the reviews that complain about the quality of the drawings. This IS a print-on-demand book, and perhaps the publishers have tweaked their formatting so the drawings reproduce better.

But all the drawing appear at the very beginning of the book, with Hooke's "Fig." and "Scheme" labels - and no explanations of what you're looking at. Google Books makes it clear that originally these pictures were interspersed with the text, which presumably made it clear what the pictures are actually of.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exceeded Expectations
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022
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A nice collection for the bookshelf.
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John R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Science
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2023
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Very nice
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ina
2.0 out of 5 stars Low quality print
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2024
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It’s cheap quality. Especially given the illustrations
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Paul
1.0 out of 5 stars Dissatisfied
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2023
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This is a poor quality book printed by Amazon. The illustrations are not reproductions of Hooke’s engravings but pencil(?) copies. I feel that I have been misled. I will be much more careful when using Amazon in future now I know this is the kind of thing they get up to.
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