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#Hooke's delight in discovering the "highest perfection" in nature is evident in his 1665 book, Micrographia: http://t.co/UbzYuG4v
This tweet was posted on April 17, 2012.
Observing the head of a grey drone-fly, #Hooke found the eye clusters to be HUGE in proportion to its head. http://t.co/7M56AlGi
This tweet was posted on March 08, 2012.
Upon viewing an ant thru his microscope, #Hooke noted its belly had "multitudes of small white shining bristles" http://t.co/64GJqEya
This tweet was posted on March 01, 2012.
#Hooke, on feathers: Neer a million of distinct parts & every 1 of them shap'd in a most regular & admirable form: http://t.co/uT233hB5
This tweet was posted on February 23, 2012.
#Hooke, waxing poetic on moss: As to its shape, it may compare 110
for the beauty of it with any Plant that grows: http://t.co/kpqRZAU1
This tweet was posted on February 16, 2012.
In addition to describing his findings, #Hooke made detailed engravings like this one- the answer to our question: http://t.co/eagNYIbg
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2012.
Hint 2 for #Hooke: "these 6 leggs he clitches up altogether, & when he leaps, springs them all out & exerts his whole strength at once."
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2012.
Hint 1 for #Hooke: "this little busie Creature [can] bite & pierce the skin, & suck out the blood of an Animal."
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2012.
What is #Hooke describing by writing, "a curiously polish'd suit of sable Armour, neatly jointed & beset with multitudes of sharp pinns..."?
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2012.
Under its bristles, #Hooke noted a fly's body was like a "piece of steel brought to that blue color by annealing" http://t.co/lpdp0Iue
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2012.
"We now behold almost as great a variety of Creatures, as we were able before to reckon up in the whole Universe it self" #Hooke, 1665
This tweet was posted on February 03, 2012.
#Hooke: For curiosity...I've not among all the plants or vegetables I've observ'd, seen one comparable to this Sea-weed: yfrog.com/h7dojcbcj
This tweet was posted on February 02, 2012.