《Micrographia or Physiological description of Minute Bodies》 (English notation) Micrographia or Physiological description of MinuteBodies

Japanese: 《Micrographia or Physiological description of Minute Bodies》(英語表記)MicrographiaorPhysiologicaldescriptionofMinuteBodies
《Micrographia or Physiological description of Minute Bodies》 (English notation) Micrographia or Physiological description of MinuteBodies

…Among these, the most notable was the discovery of cells by the Englishman R. Hook. He discovered cells by observing thin sections of cork and cross-sections of charcoal, and published a detailed description of them in a book called Micrographia or Physiological Description of Minute Bodies (1665). However, Hook's intention was to explain the cellular structure of cork and charcoal, and the reason why cork is light, elastic, and strong, and why the cross-section of charcoal is black and shiny, and was far removed from biological interests. …

From [Hook]

…[Tsukizawa Miyoko]. . .

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Micrographia or Physiological description of Minute Bodies" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…そのなかで際だった成果はイギリスのR.フックによる細胞の発見であった。彼はコルクの薄片や木炭の断面を観察して,そこに細胞を発見し,詳細な描写を《ミクログラフィアMicrographia or Physiological description of Minute Bodies》という書物にして,公表した(1665)。しかしフックの意図は,コルクや木炭の細胞的構成によって,コルクが軽く弾性に富みじょうぶであるわけや,また木炭の断面の黒く輝く理由を説明しようとすることにあり,生物学的関心とは隔たっていた。…

【フック】より

…【月沢 美代子】。。…

※「《Micrographia or Physiological description of Minute Bodies》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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