
Robert Hooke
New Studies
Boydell Press
Published on 14. December 1989
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-85115-523-4 (ISBN)
Description
`Individually excellent and scholarly essays... most illuminating and thought-provoking. A conspicuous feature of the collection is the heterogeneity of the scientific topics discussed.' ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW `Essentialreading for all students of Hooke and of the context of Restoration science.' Stephen Pumfrey BRITISH JNL FOR HISTORY OF SCIENCERobert Hooke (1635-1703) is best known for his Micrographia, which combined an exposition of the findings of the microscopewith speculations on a variety of scientific topics. He also made major contributions to an astonishing range of subjects, from pneumatics to geology. Equally important was his ingenuity and skill in inventing and refining scientific instruments, clocks and other technological devices.
Reviews / Votes
`This group of fine essays on Robert Hooke places him firmly among the most interesting of the late-seventeenth-century English virtuosi'. ARCHIVES OF NAT. HIST. 19, 1 (1992)`Hooke -inventor, architect, surveyor of the city of London and man of science - was one of the most brilliant English scientists in the seventeenth century, eclipsed only by Newton. His mechanical genius was surpassed by no one. Yet in many respects he is still an elusive character.... The multi-authoredvolume on different aspects of Hooke yet again illustrates the versatility of the man's genius.... ably held together by the introduction.' NATURE Vol 346, July 1990Individually excellent and scholarly essays... most illuminating and thought-provoking. A conspicuous feature of the collection is the heterogeneity of the scientific topics discussed. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REV`essential reading for all students of Hooke and of the context of Restoration science.' Stephen Pumfrey BRITISH JNL FOR HISTORY OF SCIENCE 24; 9/91`adds coscientific scene. * BIBLIOGRAPHIE CRITIQUE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
13 b/w, 22 line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85115-523-4 (9780851155234)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Michael Hunter, Simon Schaffer
Content
Hooke's instruments for astronomy and navigation, J.A.Bennett; Robert Hooke and practical optics - technical support at a scientific frontier, A.D.C.Simpson; Robert Hooke's longitude timekeeper, Michael Wright; rhetoric and graphic in "micrographia", John T.Harwood; Robert Hooke, the incongruous mechanist, John Henry; Robert Hooke and the dynamics of motion in a curved path, Patri J.Pugliese; geological controversy in the 17th century - Hooke vs Wallis and its aftermath, David R.Oldroyd; experience and experiment - Robert Hooke, illness and medicine, Lucinda McCray Beier; who was Robert Hooke?, Steven Shapin. Appendix: Hooke's possessions at his death - a hitherto unknown inventory.