Title: The fabric of life : microscopy in the seventeenth century /
Authors: Fournier, Marian.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: History, 17th Century; Microscopy History; Microscopes History; Microscopy history
Contents: 1. A New Instrument Appraised -- 2. The Leading Microscopists -- 3. The Substance of Living Matter -- 4. The "Animal Oeconomy" -- 5. The Fabric of Living Beings -- 6. Five Heroes of Microscopic Science -- 7. Measuring the Impact of the Microscope -- App. A. Books on Microscopy Published between 1625 and 1750 -- App. B. Articles on Microscopy in the Journal des scavans between 1665 and 1750 -- App. C. Articles on Microscopy in the Philosophical Transactions between 1665 and 1750 -- App. D. Articles on Microscopy in the Miscellanea curiosa between 1670 and 1750.