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Microscope manufactured by Christopher Cock of London for Robert Hooke. Hooke is believed to have used this microscope for the observations that formed the basis of Micrographia. (M-030 00276) Courtesy - Billings Microscope Collection, National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP).

Christopher Cock was a London instrument maker of the 17th century, who supplied microscopes to Robert Hooke. These microscopes were compound lens instruments, which suffered greatly from spherical aberration.

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painting, prints, drawings, etc. (1241 lots in all) was auctioned by Christopher Cock over eighteen evenings from 22 January to 11 February 1747. Today a...

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List of private residents of Covent Garden

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Bernard Lens III

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Jake Runestad

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with the Leipzig Baroque Orchestra and Valparaiso University Chorale, Christopher Cock, conductor "Proud Music of the Storm" (2017, SATB chorus and orchestra)...

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hostelries, "The Cock" and "The Bull", fuelled by ale and an interested audience. Hence any suspiciously elaborate tale would become a cock and bull story...

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Grouse

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ISBN 978-1-85391-186-6. Storch, Ilse; Bendell, J. F. (2003). "Grouse". In Perrins, Christopher (ed.). The Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly Books. pp. 184–187...

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Chicken

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"Top cock: Roosters crow in pecking order". Phys.org. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Evans, Christopher S.;...

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Guineafowl

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mate (a guinea cock) may help tend the young keets during the day by keeping them warm and finding food. Sometimes, more than one cock helps raise the...

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Abraham Langford

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and Dublin in 1769. By 1747, Langford was in partnership with Christopher 'Auctioneer' Cock (d. 1748), and in 1748, succeeded him at the auction-rooms in...

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are sometimes used by artists as brushtips for fine painting work. The cocker spaniel dog breed is named after the bird: the dogs were originally bred...

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