Charcoal and petrified wood in Hooke's 'Micrographia'. 17th-century illustration of the appearance of charcoal (top) and petrified wood (bottom) viewed with a microscope by English natural philosopher Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Hooke observed similarities in the appearance of coal, charcoal and petrified wood, indicating a similar origin. Hooke pioneered the new science of microscopy and published detailed drawings of observations made with his microscopes. This illustration appeared in his 'Micrographia' (1665). Hooke was one of the founding fellows (1663) of the Royal Society, and served as its Curator of Experiments and as its Secretary. | |
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