Micrographia

About this film

LibriVox recording of Micrographia by Robert Hooke. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. Published in 1665, this is the first publication of the Royal Society and considered to be the first scientific best-seller. As opposed to the Latin of other publications of the time like Newton's 'Principia Mathematica', it was written in English to make it accessible to all. Robert Hooke uses the then fairly new microscope to cover many different subjects including insects, plants, organic material, and even the stars and moon, all fully illustrated by Hooke in detailed hand-drawn diagrams. The many illustrations which are frequently referenced can be found here (Summary by Jordan) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook 01-33 (314MB) M4B Audiobook 34-66 (157MB)

Directors & creators

Robert Hooke

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; science; insects; biology; Royal Society; microscopy;

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