Micrographia: or Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. : With observations and inquiries thereupon. By R. Hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society.
1667
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Micrographia: or Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. : With observations and inquiries thereupon. By R. Hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Created/published
London : Printed for James Allestry, printer to the Royal Society, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Rose and Crown in Duck-Lane, MDCLXVII. [1667]
Description
[36], 246, [10] p., I-XV, p. 163, XVII-XXXVIII leaves of plates (some folded) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703, author.
Note
Plate XVI is numbered 'p. 163'.
Imprimatur, pi1v: "By the Council of the Royal Society ... Novem. 23. 1664. Brouncker. P.R.S.".
With four final contents leaves.
Signatures: pi² A² a-g² B-C² D-2K⁴ 2L-2M².
Imprimatur, pi1v: "By the Council of the Royal Society ... Novem. 23. 1664. Brouncker. P.R.S.".
With four final contents leaves.
Signatures: pi² A² a-g² B-C² D-2K⁴ 2L-2M².
ESTC staff note
Signatures and plate XVI information from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005. Consuming Splendor.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), H2621A
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R32348
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R32348
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Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library 140- 490f: "“Whose least part crackt, the whole does fly”: early views on Prince Rupert’s Drops", The Collation (5 September 2017)
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library 140- 490f: "“Whose least part crackt, the whole does fly”: early views on Prince Rupert’s Drops", The Collation (5 September 2017)
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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140- 490f
Folger-specific note
Manuscript markings, with manuscript index of location of plates on back free endpaper. Provenance: inscription on front free endpaper: "Littleton Powys"; armorial bookplate of Lord Lilford; book-label of the Lilford Library