Microscopic views of mites mb-artistname John Wykeham Archer Front view of Lauderdale House

Front view of Lauderdale House

Baker argues that this microscope design is similar in style to one within a set presented to the Royal Society: 'This microscope

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Scene at Spring Gardens

Millefiore

Microscopic views of mites mb-artistname John Wykeham Archer Front view of Lauderdale HouseIllustrations showing microscopic views of: two mites (Figs. 1 and 2); a small insect living on a vine (Fig. 3) and its eggs (A and B). Schem. XXXVI from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon, by Robert Hooke (London, 1665). Original: copperplate engraving. 1665