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A44323 Micrographia, or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon / by R. Hooke ... Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703. 1665 (1665) Wing H2620; ESTC R18004 297,091 291

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