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Micrographia / Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

Chapter 72: The Schemes.
By Robert Hooke
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The work assembles meticulous microscopic observations and engraved plates that record the appearance of small natural objects—plant tissues, insects, minerals, and textures—seen through magnifying lenses. It pairs precise descriptive anatomy with methodological commentary on instruments, means of observation, and experimental limitations, proposes explanatory conjectures about structure and growth, and introduces morphological concepts such as the cellular organization observed in cork. Throughout it argues for extending the senses by instrument and for an experimental approach to natural philosophy.

The Schemes.


Schem. 1.
Prefix.
Schem. 2.
Obs. 1.
Schem. 3.
Obs. 4, 5.
Schem. 4.
Obs. 6, 7.

Schem. 5.
Obs. 8, 11, 32.
Schem. 6.
Obs. 9, 10.
Schem. 7.
Obs. 12, 13.
Schem. 8.
Obs. 14.

Schem. 9.
Obs. 15, 22, 23.
Schem. 10.
Obs. 17.
Schem. 11.
Obs. 18.
Schem. 12.
Obs. 19, 20.

Schem. 13.
Obs. 21.
Schem. 14.
Obs. 23, 24.
Schem. 15.
Obs. 25, 27.
Schem. 16.
Obs. 26, 34.

Schem. 17.
Obs. 28.
Schem. 18.
Obs. 29.
Schem. 19.
Obs. 30.
Schem. 20.
Obs. 31.

Schem. 21.
Obs. 33.
Schem. 22.
Obs. 35, 36.
Schem. 23.
Obs. 37, 38, 39.
Schem. 24.
Obs. 39, 42.

Schem. 25.
Obs. 40, 41, 57.
Schem. 26.
Obs. 38, 42.
Schem. 27.
Obs. 43.
Schem. 28.
Obs. 44.

Schem. 29.
Obs. 45.
Schem. 30.
Obs. 46.
Schem. 31.
Obs. 47.
Schem. 32.
Obs. 49.

Schem. 33.
Obs. 50, 51, 52.
Schem. 34.
Obs. 53.
Schem. 35.
Obs. 54.

Schem. 36.
Obs. 56.
Schem. 37.
Obs. 58.
Schem. 38.
Obs. 60.