Hooke: what came next? I went to a nice talk by Lisa Jardine at
I went to a nice talk by Lisa Jardine at the (peripatetic) Royal Institution last week, on the newly discovered notes of Robert Hooke. Lisa and her students have been studying this portfolio of notes taken by Hooke in his capacity as
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke was one of the greatest inventors of the seventeenth century. Hooke’s interests knew no bounds. He made important contributions in many areas namely astronomy, optics, mechanics, geography, geology, architecture, materials,
The Hooke Folio In May 2006 a long lost manuscript of the papers
In May 2006 a long lost manuscript of the papers of Robert Hooke was returned to the archive of the Royal Society. Lisa Jardine played a significant role in the recovery of the folio, which she described as 'an absolute treasure trove
Robert Hooke
Anyway, what got me thinking about this was Robert Hooke… a great scientist, contemporary to Newton, who is essentially a ghetto dweller in the history of science. When I learned about Newton we ignored Hooke, and when I learned about
Attack of the Fleas
The splendid flea image above, btw, was drawn by Robert Hooke in his famous Micrographia . Robert Hooke was very colorfully depicted in Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) - if you haven't read it,
Random Stuff XXIV
Yes, you can—right this instant—read about the goings-on of this august body when it was populated with the likes of Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke and Robert Boyle, with cameos by such luminaries as Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Gottfried Leibniz
Greatness
What is it that Sir Isaac Newton wrote to Robert Hooke? "If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants." We have all seen further and with greater clarity -- and hope -- thanks to Dr. Joshua Lederberg
NEWTON
In 1664, while still a student, Newton read recent work on optics and light by the English physicists Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke; he also studied both the mathematics and the physics of the French philosopher and scientist René
No more Mr. Nice Guy
It was at Oxford where Howard Walter Florey discovered the medical value of penicillin and where Robert Hooke developed the microscope. This is science; it’s the binary exactness of ones and zeroes. Off or on, buddy. Black or white.
Anthropic principle and teleology, a brief history
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Robert Hooke
Biography of the English physicist who was perhaps the single greatest experimental scientist of the seventeenth century. Author of Micrographia, an accurate and detailed record of his observations
Robert Hooke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Hooke, FRS (July 18, 1635 – March 3, 1703) was an The Life and Work of Robert Hooke, Jim Bennett, Michael Cooper, Michael Hunter Hooke,
Robert Hooke
Examines the important events which defined the life of scientist Robert Hooke, considered by many to be England's answer to Leonardo da Vinci
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Introduction, chronology, architecure, and works by the natural philosopher, inventor, and architect
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Robert Robert Hooke was an English scientist who made contributions to Robert Hooke home page. The Galileo Project. Linda Hall Library (Drawing of the
Robert Hooke and His Microscope
Robert Hooke was the first to study and record cells by using a microscope. Robert Hooke and His MicroscopeSpring Coils - Physics and WorkingsSpring Coils
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke: Natural Philosopher, inventor, architect, Old Westminster - England's Leonardo. Robert Hooke was one of the most brilliant and versatile of
Robert Hooke -- Encyclopædia Britannica
Hooke, Robert In 1655 Hooke was employed by Robert Boyle to construct a reference to this article on Robert Hooke will enhance your website, blog-post,
Robert Hooke Biography from Who2.com
Robert Hooke was an English scientist and inventor known for his 1665 book for mechanics, Hooke was educated at Oxford, where he assisted Robert Boyle and
Seeing Further, The Legacy of Robert Hooke
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