England's Leonardo : Robert Hooke and the seventeenth-century scientific revolution
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Q143.H7 C48 2005
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30.01 history of the exact sciences.
Biographie.
Biographies (form)
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography
collective biographies.
History, 17th Century
Hooke, Robert -- 1635-1703
Hooke, Robert, -- 1635-1703.
Hooke, Robert, -- 1635-1703.
Hooke, Robert, -- 1635-1703.
Hooke, Robert.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
Natural sciences.
Science
science (modern discipline)
sciences (philosophy)
Sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
Sciences.
Scientifiques -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Biographie.
Biographies (form)
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography
collective biographies.
History, 17th Century
Hooke, Robert -- 1635-1703
Hooke, Robert, -- 1635-1703.
Hooke, Robert, -- 1635-1703.
Hooke, Robert, -- 1635-1703.
Hooke, Robert.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
Natural sciences.
Science
science (modern discipline)
sciences (philosophy)
Sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
Sciences.
Scientifiques -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Book
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xv, 330 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-318) and index.
Description
"2003 marked the 300th anniversary of the death of Dr. Robert Hooke, a formidable and highly respected figure of 17th Century science. Hooke was one of the foremost exponents of the new 'experimental method', carrying out groundbreaking work across a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines, yet his reputation has long been overshadowed by his contemporary Sir Isaac Newton, with whom he came into a bitter rivalry. Yet Hooke was performing original researches into gravity whilst Newton was still an undergraduate, and in many ways Hooke's optical researches formed the springboard for Newton's. Hooke explored subjects as diverse as physiology, horology, astronomy and microscopy, his book Micrographia being a bestseller of the time.
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He was also Surveyor to the City of London following the Great Fire and a respected architect, the Royal College of Physicians and Bedlam hospital being amongst his work, while he cooperated with his friend Sir Christopher Wren on buildings including the Monument and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich." "This book traces Hooke's life from his early years on the Isle of Wight and his apprenticeship as an artist in London, his time at Westminster School and studies at Oxford University, where he became part of the group who would form the original Fellowship of the Royal Society."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chapman, A. (2005). England's Leonardo: Robert Hooke and the seventeenth-century scientific revolution . Institute of Physics Pub..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Allan, 1946-. 2005. England's Leonardo: Robert Hooke and the Seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution. Bristol ; Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Allan, 1946-. England's Leonardo: Robert Hooke and the Seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution Bristol ; Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Chapman, A. (2005). England's leonardo: robert hooke and the seventeenth-century scientific revolution. Bristol ; Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Allan. England's Leonardo: Robert Hooke and the Seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution Institute of Physics Pub., 2005.
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