Abstract

This article discusses Hooke’s microscopy in the context of the nature of his explanations of natural phenomena. It illustrates that while Hooke’s particular conception of microscopy certainly cohered with his general framework of mechanical philosophy, he thought of his microscope as an artisanal tool that could help him examine unknown natural machinery. It seems, however, that he never used magnifying lenses with the hope of confirming mechanism by glimpsing fundamental particles. Indeed, through a consideration of sources spanning from his 1665 Micrographia to a lecture delivered in the 1690s, it seems Hooke did not believe such particles existed and thought microscopic and macroscopic bodies arose through the same natural processes, though could have very different properties from one another.

中文翻译：

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胡克想从显微镜得到什么？放大倍数，物质理论与机理

摘要

本文在他对自然现象的解释的本质的背景下讨论了胡克的显微镜。它说明，尽管胡克的显微镜学特定概念确实与他的机械哲学总体框架相吻合，但他认为显微镜是一种手工工具，可以帮助他检查未知的自然机械。但是，他似乎从未使用过放大镜，而是希望通过瞥见基本粒子来确认机理。实际上，考虑到从他的1665年的《显微照相》到1690年代的一次演讲所涉及的来源，胡克似乎不相信这种粒子的存在，并认为微观和宏观物体是通过相同的自然过程产生的，尽管它们可能具有与自然界截然不同的性质。其他。