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1. [Cover]
2. [Orders from the Council of the Royal Society of London for Improving of Natural Knowledge to print Robert Hooke's book]
3. [Title Page]
4. To the King
5. To the Royal Society
6. The preface
7. [Observ. I. Of the point of a sharp small needle]
8. Observ. II. Of the edge of a razor
9. Observ. III. Of fine lawn, or linnen cloth
10. Observ. IV. Of fine waled silk, or taffety
11. Observ. V. Of watered silks, or stuffs
12. Observ. VI. Of small glass canes
13. Observ. VII. Of some phænomena of glass drops
14. Observ. VIII. Of the fiery sparks struck from a flint or steel
15. Observ. IX. Of the colours observable in muscovy glass, and other thin bodies
16. Observ. X. Of metalline, and other real colours
17. Observ. XI. Of figures observ'd in small sand
18. Observ. XII. Of gravel in urine
19. Observ. XIII. Of the small diamants, or sparks in flints
20. Observ. XIV. Of several kindes of frozen figures
21. Observ. XV. Of kettering-stone, and of the pores of inanimate bodies
22. Observ. XVI. Of charcoal, or burnt vegetables
23. [Observ. XVII. Of petrify'd wood, and other petrify'd bodies]
24. Observ. XVIII. Of the schematisme or texture of cork, and of the cells and pores of some other such frothy bodies
25. Observ. XIX. Of a plant growing in the blighted or yellow specks of damask-rose-leaves, bramble-leaves, and some other kind of leaves
26. Observ. XX. Of blue mould, and of the first principles of vegetation arising from putrefaction
27. Observ. XXI. Of moss, and several other small vegetative substances
28. Observ. XXII. Of common sponges, and several other spongie fibrous bodies
29. Observ. XXIII. Of the curious texture of sea-weeds
30. Observ. XXIV. Of the surfaces of rosemary, and other leaves
31. Observ. XXV. Of the stinging points and juice of nettles, and some other venomous plants
32. Observ. XXVII. Of the beard of a wilde oat, and the use that may be made of it for exhibiting always to the eye the temperature of the air, as to driness and moisture
33. Observ. XXVIII. Of the seeds of Venus looking-glass, or corn violet
34. Observ. XXIX. Of the seeds of tyme
35. Observ. XXX. Of the seeds of poppy
36. Observ. XXXI. Of purslane-seed
37. Observ. XXXII. Of the figure of several sorts of hair, and of the texture of the skin
38. Observ. XXXIII. Of the scales of a soal, and other fishes
39. Observ. XXXIV. Of the sting of a bee
40. Observ. XXXV. Of the contexture and shape of the particles of feathers
41. Observ. XXXVI. Of peacoks, ducks, and other feathers of changeable colours
42. Observ. XXXVII. Of the feet of flies, and several other insects
43. Observ. XXXVIII. Of the structure and motion of the wings of flies
44. Observ. XXXIX. Of the eyes and head of a grey drone-fly, and of several other creatures
45. Observ. XL. Of the teeth of a snail
46. Observ. XLI. Of the eggs of silk-worms, and other insects
47. Observ. XLII. Of a blue fly
48. Observ. XLIII. Of the water-insect or gnat
49. Observ. XLIV. Of the tufted or brush-horn'd gnat
50. Observ. XLV. Of the great belly'd gnat or female gnat
51. Observ. XLVI. Of the white featherwing'd moth or Tinea argentea
52. Observ. XLVII. Of the shepherd spider, or long legg'd spider
53. Observ. XLVIII. Of the hunting spider, and several other sorts of spiders
54. [Observ. XLIX. Of an ant or pismire]
55. Observ. L. Of the wandring mite
56. Observ. LI. Of the crab-like insect
57. Observ. LII. Of the small silver-colour'd book-worm
58. Observ. LIII. Of a flea
59. Observ. LIV. Of a louse
60. Observ. LV. Of mites
61. Observ. LVI. Of a small creature hatch'd on a vine
62. Observ. LVII. Of the eels in vinegar
63. Observ. LVIII. Of a new property in the air, and several other transparent mediums nam'd inflection, whereby very many considerable phænomena are attempted to be solv'd, and divers other uses are hinted
64. Observ. LIX. Of multitudes of small stars discoverable by the telescope
65. Observ. LX. Of the moon
66. The table
67. Errata
68. [Cover]