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Hooke, Robert; Allestry, James [Oth.]
Micrographia: Or Some Physiological Descriptions Of Minute Bodies Made By Magnifying Glasses: With Observations And Inquiries thereupon — London: Printed for James Allestry, Printer to the Royal Society, 1667

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s7a Obser. 38. Of the Wings of Flyes
After what manneryind how [wift-
173 ly the wings of Infed s move. A de-
fcription of the Pendulums under the
174 wings , and their motion : the fbape
anaslrudurc of the parts of.the wing.
*7? Obfer. 39. Of the Head of a Fly.
1. Ad the fate of a Dr one-sly is no-
thing almojl but eyes. 2. Thofe are
176 os two magnitudes. %. They are
Hemifpheres, and very ressedive and
fmooth. ^.Some directedtowards eve-
ry quarter. 5. How the Fly cleanfes
them.6 Their number. 7.Their order ;
177 divers particulars obferv d inthedif*
1.78 feding ahead. That thefe are very
probably the eyes os the Creature 5 ar*
gued srom feveral Obfervations and
179 Experiments, that Crabs 9 Lobflers,
Shrimpsifeem to be water Infers,and
to be sramed much like Air Infeds.
180 Several Cons (derations about their
manner of v if ion.
Obser.40.Of the Teeth of a Snail.
181 A brief defcription of it.
Obferv. 41. Of the Eggs of Silk-
worms.
182 Several Obfervables about the
Eggs °s lnse^Si
183 Observ. 42. Of a blue Fly.
184 dl description os its outward and
inward parts. Its hardinefs to induce
igy sreessng^andsleeping inSpirit os wine.
Obferv. 43. Of a water Insed:.
186 A description ositsJhape, tr an [pa-
tency t motion^ both internal and pro-

grejfive-3and transformation. A Flislo- 187
ry fame what Analoguscited out of
Piso. Several Obfervations about the j gg
various wayes of the generations os
Infers : by what means they aid fo x g
feemingly wifely and prudently Seve*
ral Queries propounded. Pojlfcript, x x
containing a relation os another very j 2
odd way of the generation of Infers.
An Observation about the fertility os
the Earth of our Climate in producing
Inseds, and of divers other wayes os 19g
their generation.
Observ* 44, Of the tufted Gnat.
Several Obfervables about Infers,
and a more particular defcription os 194
the parts os this Gnat.
Ob.45.Of the great belly’d Gnat. t p $
AJbort defcription os it,
Obser. 4<J. Of a white Moth.
• A defcription of the feathers and
wings of this, andfeveral other In-
feds. Divers Cons derations about the jpg
wings, and the flying of In feds and
Birds.
Obs. 47. Of the Shepherd Spider.
A defcription of its Eyes: and the
foe hets os its long legs: and a Conje- 199
dure of the mechanical reafon of its
sabric k., together with a (uppofition^
that 'tis not unlikely flat Spiders may
have the make os their inward parts
exadly like a Crab, which may be 2C0
call'd a water Spider.
Obser.48. Of the hunting Spider.
1 AJhort defcription of it; to which
is annext an excellent Ehslory of it,
made by Mr, Evelyn. Some further
M ra Obfer a
 
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