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DescriptionGascoigne's micrometer as drawn by Robert Hooke.JPG
Français : Micromètre de Gascoigne, dessin de Robert Hooke.
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A Description of an Instrument for Dividing a Foot into Many Thousand Parts, and Thereby Measuring the Diameters of Planets to a Great Exactness, &c. as It Was Promised, Numb. 25. In: Philosophical Transactions. Band 2, Nummer 29, 11. November 1667, S. 541–556.
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2007-11-19 01:11 Richerman 290×361× (21063 bytes) Author: Robert Hooke Source: Northern Astronomical Review Title: "Gascigne's Micrometer" - via Richard Towneley- As drawn by Robert Hooke for the Royal Society, 1667 Date: 1667 URL: http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/Northern%20Astronomical%20Review.htm