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THE PREFACE

Micrographia Restaurata, & c
  An EXPLANATION of the FIRST PLATE
    FIG. I. The Point of a small sharp Needle
    PLATE I. FIG. 2. A Printed Dot or Tittle
    PLATE I. FIG. 3. The Edge of a Razor
  An EXPLANATION of the SECOND PLATE
    A Piece of fine wheal'd Taffety Ribbon
    PLATE II. FIG. 2, 3, 4. A Piece of Watered Silk
    Fine Lawn
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRD PLATE
    FIG. I. The Sparks of Fire struck from a Flint and Steel
    PLATE III. FIG. 2. The Structure and Configuration of several Sorts of Hairs
    PLATE III. FIG. 3. Hair of an Indian Deer
    PLATE III. FIG. 4. A pretty minute Shell found amongst Sand
  An EXPLANATION of the FOURTH PLATE
    FIG. I. Some curious Forms of small Diamonds, or shining Sparks in Flints
    PLATE IV. FIG. 2. The Forms of Gravel in Urine
    PLATE IV. FIG. 3, and 4. A Variety of regular Forms resulting from various Combinations of Globules
  An EXPLANATION of the FIFTH PLATE
    PLATE V. FIG. 1. One of the Six-branched Figures on the Surface of Urine, when it begins to freeze
    PLATE V. FIG. 2. The Forms of Falling Snow
    PLATE V. FIG. 3. A Flake of Snow magnified
    PLATE V. FIG. 4. The Form of Ice on Water
    PLATE V. FIG. 5. Ice on Marble
    PLATE V. FIG. 6. Ice of another Configuration
  An EXPLANATION of the SIXTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. A Piece of Kettering-Stone
    PLATE VI. FIG. 2. A Sea-Moss
    PLATE VI. FIG. 3. A Piece of Spunge
  An EXPLANATION of the SEVENTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. A Piece of Charcoal
    PLATE VII. FIG. 2. A Piece of petrified Wood
  An EXPLANATION of the EIGHTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. The Pores in Cork
    PLATE VIII. FIG. 2. The Sensible Plant
  An EXPLANATION of the NINTH PLATE
    FIG. I. The Form of Blue or White Mould
    PLATE IX. FIG. 2. A curious Plant on the Leaves of Rose-Trees
  An EXPLANATION of the TENTH PLATE
    Small Wall-Moss
  An EXPLANATION of the ELEVENTH PLATE
    FIG. I. A Piece of Sea-Weed
    PLATE XI. FIG. 2. A Piece of Rosemary-Leaf
    PLATE VI. FIG. 3. Fine Lawn
  An EXPLANATION of the TWELFTH PLATE
    FIG. I. A Piece of Stinging Nettle
    PLATE XII. FIG. 2. The Beard of a Wild-Oat
    PLATE XII. FIG. 3. A transverse Section of the Wild-Oat Beard
    PLATE XII. FIG. 4. An Hygrometer made with a Wild-Oat Beard
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTEENTH PLATE
    Seeds of the Corn-Violet
  An EXPLANATION of the FOURTEENTH PLATE
    Seeds of Thyme
  An EXPLANATION of the FIFTEENTH PLATE
    Poppy-Seeds
  An EXPLANATION of the SIXTEENTH PLATE
    The Seeds of Purslain
  An EXPLANATION of the SEVENTEENTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. The Scale of a Soal
    PLATE XVII. FIG. 2. A Piece of the Skin of a Soal
  An EXPLANATION of the EIGHTEENTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. Couhage, or Cow-Itch
    PLATE XVIII. FIG. 2. The Sting of a Bee
  An EXPLANATION of the NINETEENTH PLATE. The Figures in this Plate shew the Construction of the Feathers of Birds
    FIG. 1. A minute Part of a Goose's Feather
    PLATE XIX. FIG. 2. Two Parts of a Goose's Quill
    PLATE XIX. FIG. 3, 4, 5. Parts of a Peacock's Feather
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTIETH PLATE
    FIG 1. The Foot of a Fly
    PLATE XX. FIG. 2. Another Foot of a Fly
    PLATE XX. FIG. 3. Part of a Fly's Eye
    PLATE XX. FIG. 2. Part of a Fly's Wing
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-FIRST PLATE
    The Eye and Head of a Drone-Fly
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-SECOND PLATE
    FIG. 1. A Blue-Fly, or Flesh-Fly
    PLATE XXII. FIG. 2. A Fly's Wing
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-THIRD PLATE
    FIG. 1. The Teeth of a Snail
    PLATE XXIII. FIG. 2. The Egg of a Silk-Worm
    Directions how to breed Silk-worms in England
    The Silk-Worm's Manner of making Silk
    How to wind off Silk
    Their Semen full of Animalcules
    PLATE XXIII. FIG. 3. Eels in Vinegar
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-FOURTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. The Nymph-Worm of a Gnat
    PLATE XXIV. FIG. 2. The Nympha or Aurelia of the Gnat
    PLATE XXIV. FIG. 3. and 4. Apiarium Marinum
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-FIFTH PLATE
    The tusted or Brush-horned Gnat
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-SIXTH PLATE
    The Great-bellyed or Female Gnat
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY SEVENTH PLATE
    The white Feather-winged Moth
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-EIGHTH PLATE
    FIG. 1. The Back of the long-legg'd Spider
    PLATE XXVIII. FIG. 2. The Eyes of the long-legg'd Spider
    PLATE XXVIII. FIG. 3. The Belly of the long-legg'd Spider
    Hunting-Spider
  An EXPLANATION of the TWENTY-NINTH PLATE
    The Ant, Emmet, or Pismire
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTIETH PLATE
    FIG. 1. The Wandering Mite
    PLATE XXX. FIG. 2. The Crab-like Insect
    PLATE XXX. FIG. 3. Cloth-Worm, or Moth
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTY-FIRST PLATE
    FIG. I. A Cheese-Mite with its Back uppermost
    PLATE XXXI. FIG. 2. A Cheese-Mite with its Belly upwards
    PLATE XXXI. FIG. 3. A small Creature hatched on a Vine
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTY-SECOND PLATE
    The Flea
  An EXPLANATION of the THIRTY-THIRD PLATE
    The Louse
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