Microscopic view of silk and taffeta mb-code 2490422 The Queen visits Manchester

The Queen visits Manchester

"King John"

Panoramic view of the City of London and Westminster showing the area between Gordon Stairs and Blackfriars Stairs with Lambeth

A view of St Botolph's Church

photo-call

Microscopic view of silk and taffeta mb-code 2490422 The Queen visits ManchesterIllustrations showing microscopic views of: fine waled silk, or taffeta (Fig. 1); watered silk (Fig. 2); the bending of individual silk threads (Figs. 3 and 4). Schem. III from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon, by Robert Hooke (London, 1665). Original: copperplate engraving. 1665