Stephenson:Neal:Quicksilver:128:Fly stuck to quill (Neal Stephenson)

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In answer to a question posed by Mr. Edward Rothstein in the 20 Sept. 2003 edition of the New York Times: Hooke did indeed conduct this experiment. It is described on pp. 172-173 of Micrographia, in a chapter entitled Observ. XXXVIII. Of the Structure and motion of the Wings of Flies.