Microscopic view of a flea mb-width 4414 Great Hall of Eltham Palace

Great Hall of Eltham Palace

introduced in 1963 would go on to eclipse even its predecessor

including a horse-drawn cart and carriage

with a view of ascertaining the form that will enable a solid to move thro water with the smallest possible resistance'

The Royal Society's copy was donated by the author on 20 January 1791

Microscopic view of a flea mb-width 4414 Great Hall of Eltham PalaceIllustration showing a microscopic view of a flea. Schem: XXXIV from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon, by Robert Hooke, 1665. Original: copperplate engraving. 1665