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Robert Hooke published his work on cork cells in which book?

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Genera Plantarum
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Species Plantarum
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Micrographia
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Cytologia
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Solution

The correct option is C Micrographia
In 1665 Robert Hooke published what would become his most famous work, Micrographia (”Small Drawings”). In it he included his studies and illustrations of the crystal structure of snowflakes and first used the word cell to name the microscopic honeycomb cavities in cork.
Hence the correct answer is (C)

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