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Robert Hooke
Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon.
London : Printed for James Allestry, 1667.

The enmity of Newton obscured the brilliantly eclectic discoveries of Hooke set out in this work: close physical observation led to his discussion of atomic structures, the role of air in combustion, aerodynamics and acoustics - with his own illustrations that are works of art in themselves.

Robert Hooke