MICROGRAPHIA RESTAURATA


MICROGRAPHIA RESTAURATA



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THE PREFACE

Micrographia Restaurata, & c
  An EXPLANATION of the FIRST PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the SECOND PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRD PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the FOURTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the FIFTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the SIXTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the SEVENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the EIGHTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the NINTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the ELEVENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWELFTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTEENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the FOURTEENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the FIFTEENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the SIXTEENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the SEVENTEENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the EIGHTEENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the NINETEENTH PLATE. The Figures in this Plate shew the Construction of the Feathers of Birds
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTIETH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-FIRST PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-SECOND PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-THIRD PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-FOURTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-FIFTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-SIXTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY SEVENTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-EIGHTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-NINTH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTIETH PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTY-FIRST PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTY-SECOND PLATE
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTY-THIRD PLATE
  INDEX

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Micrographia Restaurata, & c

INDEX

   
  Liquor, proceeding from, when cut. 18
  None to be found when the Leaves were clos'd even with pressing. ibid.
  Many different Kinds of. ibid.
SHELL, minute found in Sand.   7
SILK,    
  Filaments of,  
  Seem'd like Cylinders of Glass. 3
  Afford lively Reflections. ibid.
  Water'd, the Threads bent in Angles form an undulatory Appearance. ibid.
  Watering, manner of, ibid.
SILK-WORMS,    
  Eggs of, 42
  Not round but flattish, ibid.
  The Surface of, compos'd of many Indentings, with rising Parts interpos'd. ibid.
  How to breed in England. ibid.
  Their Manner of making Silk. 43
  Their Changes. ibid.
  Silk of,  
  How to wind off. 44
  Exquisite Fineness of, 45
SILK-WORM-FLY,    
  The Females, larger than the Males, 44
  Have Eggs even in the Nympha State, but unprolific. ibid.
  The Males, very salacious. ibid.
  Animalcules in their Semen masculinum. ibid.
SNAILS,    
  Teeth of, all joining together like those of a Rhinoceros. 41
  Way of moving. ibid.
  Their Parts of Generation: ibid.
  Their Manner of Coitus. ibid.
  Juice of, cannot be frozen. ibid.
  Heart of. ibid.
  Intestines of, green, branch'd over with white Veins. 42
SNOW,    
  Figures of, its Flakes, 12
  Similar to those of frozen Urine. 12
  Describ'd by many Authors. ibid.
SOAL,    
  Scale of, describ'd. 29
  The Extremity of, that goes into the Skin, ends circularly and smooth, the other is arm'd with sharp Prickles, which cause the Roughness of the Skin. ib.
  Skin of, like a Piece of Canvas. ibid.
  The Arrangement of the Scales in, very curious when viewed by the Microscope. ibid.
SPIDER,    
  Long leg'd, 52
  Eyes of, plac'd on a Protuberance on the middle of its Back. ibid.
  Legs of, each sixteen times longer than the whole Body. ibid.
  Arms of, design'd chiefly for catching their Prey. 53
  Hunting, describ'd. ibid.
  Spins no Web. ibid.
  Great Dexterity and Skill in catching its Prey. ibid.
  Teaches its Young to hunt, and corrects them for Non-observance. 54
  To be found on Garden Walls. ibid.
  Eggs of, deposited in Bags. ibid.
SPUNGE,    
  Consists of many short round Fibres jointed in a Net- like Form. 13
  Account of, by Bellonius, 14
  Natural History of, not well known. ibid.
STEEL, Globules of, formed instantaneously by striking against a Flint   5
  Surface so bright as to reflect the Image of the Window. ibid.
  Some broke and hollow like the Shell of a Granado,? ib.
STINGING NETTLE,    
  Leaves of, thick set with sharp Needles and Bladden similar to the Sting of a Bee. 22
  An Experiment to account for the manner of their sting- ing. ibid.
  T.  
TIN or LEAD, Globules of, to make.   5
  V. U.  
VISION,    
  Opinions concerning it, by several Authors. 37
URINE,    
  Gravel in, 9
  A tartareous Substance generated of saline and earthy Matter chrystaliz'd together. ibid.
  The Grains of, of different Colours ibid.
  Flat and compos'd of thin Lamellæ like Slates. ib.
  Mostly Rhombs, or Rhomboids, some Squares and Rectangles. ibid.
  Ice on, in six-branch'd Figures, which. 11
  Arise from Centers ; never more or less than six from one Center. ibid.
  The natural Branches of each Stem parallel to each other, and also parallel to the next main Stem. ibid.
  The collateral Branches divided, ad insi?itum. ibid.
  The Branchings in the collateral and subcollateral shoot- ings lie over one another, but in the main Stems not. ibid.
  A Configuration like this in the Regulus Martis Stel- latus. ibid.
  When frozen loses its Taste. ibid.
  W.  
WAFERS, red,    
  Globules of Lead to be produc'd from, by burning. 5
WALL-MOSS, describ'd.   20
  Magnitude of, compar'd with the large Trees in the hot Climates of Guinea and Brazil. 21
  Compar'd with the Plant on Rose Leaves. ibid.
WANDERING MITE, vid. MITE.    
WILD OAT, Beard of, makes a curious Hygrometer.   24
WINGS,    
  Of a Fly, 35, 40
  Provided with two Poises or Balances. 40
  Cover'd with minute Fibres and Hairs. 35, 50
  Of a Butter-fly feather'd. ibid.
  Of the plum'd or feather'd Moth are evidently Feathers much resembling those of Birds. 51
  Of Animals, some Observations on. ibid.
WRITING, the finest and smallest appears by the Mi- croscope like Scrawls with Charcoal on a white Wall.   2

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