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"The great Belly'ed Gnat or female Gnat". From: "Micrographia, or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses....", by Robert Hooke, 1667. Copied from NOAA Photo Library.

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MICROGRAPHIA or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Robert Hooke (1635-1703)
Title
MICROGRAPHIA or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon.
Description
Schem. XXIX - "The great Belly'ed Gnat or female Gnat". An illustration of a Gnat thought to have been drawn by Sir Christopher Wren
Date 1665
date QS:P571,+1665-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Inc on Paper
institution QS:P195,Q666063
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