“The earliest clear appreciation of the importance of studying living nature with {{w|Scientific instrument|instrument}}s which increase the powers of the senses in general and of vision in particular, is found in a remarkable book, the Micrographia of Robert Hooke (1635-1703), published by the {{w|Royal Society|Royal Society of London}} in 1665, which is a demonstration of the advantages to be gained by the use of artificial devices of precision.”