![Greg Priest on Twitter: "Cesi, with Francesco Stelluti, used a microscope to observe bees, leading to the first published microscopic observations, the Apiarium of 1625. It also extolled the virtues of Maffeo Greg Priest on Twitter: "Cesi, with Francesco Stelluti, used a microscope to observe bees, leading to the first published microscopic observations, the Apiarium of 1625. It also extolled the virtues of Maffeo](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETAJn4UU4AEK1ob.jpg)
Greg Priest on Twitter: "Cesi, with Francesco Stelluti, used a microscope to observe bees, leading to the first published microscopic observations, the Apiarium of 1625. It also extolled the virtues of Maffeo
![Francesco Stelluti Issues the First Book Containing Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope : History of Information Francesco Stelluti Issues the First Book Containing Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope : History of Information](https://historyofinformation.com/images/Stelluti_Persio_Tradotto_title_page_thumb.jpg)
Francesco Stelluti Issues the First Book Containing Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope : History of Information
![FRANCESCO STELLUTI (1577-1652) Italian polymath. Microscope drawings from his 1630 book "Persio tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato Stock Photo - Alamy FRANCESCO STELLUTI (1577-1652) Italian polymath. Microscope drawings from his 1630 book "Persio tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J70T67/francesco-stelluti-1577-1652-italian-polymath-microscope-drawings-J70T67.jpg)
FRANCESCO STELLUTI (1577-1652) Italian polymath. Microscope drawings from his 1630 book "Persio tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato Stock Photo - Alamy
![Francesco Stelluti Issues the First Book Containing Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope : History of Information Francesco Stelluti Issues the First Book Containing Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope : History of Information](https://historyofinformation.com/images/Stelluti_Persio_Tradotto_page_opening_with_bee_plate_big.jpg)
Francesco Stelluti Issues the First Book Containing Images of Organisms Viewed through the Microscope : History of Information
![The SIS on Twitter: "Happy #WorldBeeDay instrument people! Here is the earliest published microscopic observation: Francesco Stelluti's "Melissographia", 1625, engraved by Johann Friedrich Greuter and showing three views of a bee 🔬 The SIS on Twitter: "Happy #WorldBeeDay instrument people! Here is the earliest published microscopic observation: Francesco Stelluti's "Melissographia", 1625, engraved by Johann Friedrich Greuter and showing three views of a bee 🔬](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdqjIZiV4AASHkQ.jpg)