Engravings from Schem. 31 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon. Figure 1 depicts the body of a shepherd or long legg'd [long-legged] spider, while Figure 2 is a detail view of the spider's eyes. Figure 3 depicts the underbelly of the spider.
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