MICROGRAPHIA RESTAURATA

MICROGRAPHIA RESTAURATA

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Micrographia Restaurata, & c

INDEX

	A.
		Page.
ADVICE to Observers.		65
ANTS,
	Head of, adorn'd with two pretty jointed Antennæ.	54
	Jaws of, saw-like and indented	ibid.
	Different Species of,	ibid.
	Tail of, arm'd with a Sting.	55
	Experiments on their tenaciousness of Life.	ibid.
	Their regular Manner of Government and Industry.	ibid.
	Conceal themselves during the Winter Season.	ibid.
	Eggs of, describ'd.	ibid.
	Produce little Worms or Maggots which turn into Aureliæ	ibid.
	Their paternal Care for their Young when in the Nymph or Chrysalis State.	56
	Carry their Chrysales about in their Mouths.	ibid.
APIARIUM MARINUM,		48
	Account of, from Pisa.	49
	Queries concerning, by Dr. Hooke.	ibid.
ART, its Imperfections shewn,
	In the Point of a Needle.	1
	Edge of a Razor.	2
	Compar'd with the Works of Nature.	1, 4
	B.
BALANCES, or Poises, to the Wings of Flies, very neces- sary for their Flight.		40
BEARD of a wild Oat,		23
	Appear'd by the Microscope like a twisted Withe.	ibid.
	Adorn'd with many Ridges thick beset with Prickles like the Quills of a Porcupine.	ibid.
	Hygrometer made of.	24
	Mov'd by the least Alteration of the Air either as to Moisture or Dryness.	ibid.
	Us'd by Jugglers to shew Tricks.	ibid.
BEE, Sting of,
	Appears to be a Sheath containing a Dart within it.	30
	The Point of the Dart arm'd with Thorns or Hooks.	31
	Description of, from the Microscope made easy.	ibid.
	Bag of Poison at the Bottom of.	ibid.
	Mistake in relation thereto.	ibid.
BLOOD-VESSELS,
	Dispers'd all over the Skin, and even into the Cuticula.	63
	In the Intestines of a Fly.	39
BUGS,
	Bite of, somewhat poisonous.	62
	Have a very fœtid, nauseous Smell	63
	Drive away Fleas.	ibid.
	C.
CARTER SPIDER, vid. SPIDER.
CHARCOAL,
	When broken exhibits a Multitude of very minute Pores.	15
CHEESE-MITE, vid. MITE.
CLOTH-WORM, or Cloaths Moth describ'd.		58
	Suppos'd by Dr. Hooke to be the Creature that eats Holes in the Covers of Books.	ibid.
	Is the Creature that eats woollen Cloth, according to Mr. Albin.	ibid.
CORK,
	The Contexture of,	16
	Cellular and porous like a Honey- Comb.	ibid.
	The Lightness of it, accounted for,	ibid.
	Account of its Production.	ibid.
	of the Manner of preparing it.	17
	Pores of, run transverse	ibid.
	The Structure of many Vegetables similar to that of Cork.	ibid.
CORNISH DIAMONDS,
	Grow in Rocks in the Manner as the Chrystals in Flints,	8
	The Reflections of Light from the inner Surfaces the strongest.	ibid.
	A double Refraction from the internal Surfaces.	ibid.
COUHAGE, or Cow-itch,
	Pods of, cover'd with brown Hairs or Down.	30
	The Down examined by the Microscope appears like slender Needles, having many minute Spiculæ on the Sides, pointing backwards like the Beard of a Javelin or Dart.	ibid.
	Some of the Species of Pbasioli have their Pods cover'd with brown Hairs similar to those of the Couhage.	ibid.
CRAB-LIKE INSECT, vid. INSECT.
	D.
DEITY, Power of, exemplify'd in his minutest Works.		7
	Adoration of, ought always to be the Result of our Discoveries.	65
DISCOVERIES, many owing to Accident.		7
DRONE-FLY,
	Eyes of,	36
	compos'd of prodigious Numbers of Hemispheres, each suppos'd to have a Cornea, Retina, and every Thing similar to the Eyes of larger Creatures.	ibid.
	E.
EELS,
	In Vinegar,	45
	Progressive Motion of, extremely slow.	46
	Experiments on, by Dr. Power.	ibid.
	by Dr. Miles.	ibid.
	by Dr. Hooke.	ibid.
	In four Paste, much like those in Vinegar.	ibid.
EGGS,
	Of a Silk-worm, vid. Silk-worm.
	Of Insects, as various as those of Birds.	42
	Of Spiders, deposited in Bags of Silk.	54
EMMET, vid. ANT.
EYES,
	Of a Fly, vid. FLY,
	Of a Drone.	36
	Of a Dragon-Fly, vid. LIBELLA.
	Of a Silk-worm.	37
	Of a Beetle.	ibid.
	Of large Animals multiply'd as it were by Motion.	ibid.
	Of crustaceous Water Animals less pearl'd but a little moveable.	ibid.
	Of some Animals have a Radiation in the Dark,	ibid.
	Of a Mole, capable of being withdrawn into the Head.	ibid.
	Of Snails, plac'd at the Ends of their Horns,	ibid.
	Of the Camelion, turn backwards.	ibid.
	Of a Man, why they do not fee Objects double.	ibid.
	Of the Carter, or long leg'd Spider,
	Situated on its Back,	52
	Not moveable.	ibid.
	Of a Flea, surrounded with a glittering green Iris, like those of a Cat,	61
	F.
FEATHER,
	Of a Goose, Contexture of,	32
	Downy Parts of, deserib'd.	ibid.
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