"Who is known for his law of elasticity, his book, ""Micrographia"", and for first applying the word ""cell"" to describe the basic unit of life?"
Micrographia Micrographia Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses. With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon. is a historically significant book by Robert Hooke about his observations through various lenses. It is particularly notable for being the first book to illustrate insects, plants etc. as seen through microscopes. Published in January 1665, the first major publication of the Royal Society, it became the first scientific best-seller, inspiring a wide public interest in the new science of microscopy. It is also notable for coining the biological term "cell". Hooke most famously describes a fly's eye and a plant cell
For the Term of His Natural Life For the Term of His Natural Life For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the "Australian Journal" between 1870 and 1872 (as "His Natural Life"), appearing as a novel in 1874. It is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. At times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortunes of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder that he did not commit. The book clearly conveys the harsh and inhumane treatment meted out to the convicts, some of whom were transported for