The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London Paperback - 2005
by Lisa Jardine
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On Saturday, 10 April 1697, a little less than five years before his death, Robert Hooke sat down with 'a small Pocket-Diary', specially purchased for the purpose, to write his autobiography:
From the rear cover
The brilliant, largely forgotten maverick Robert Hooke was an engineer, surveyor, architect, and inventor who worked tirelessly with his intimate friend Christopher Wren to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666.He was the first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society, and his engravings of natural phenomena seen under the new microscope appeared in his masterpiece, the acclaimed Micrographia, one of the most influential volumes of the day.
But Hooke's irascible temper and his passionate idealism provedfatal for his relationships with important political figures, most notably Sir Isaac Newton: their quarrel is legendary. As a result, historical greatness eluded Robert Hooke. Now, eminent historian Lisa Jardine does this original thinker of indefatigable curiosity and imagination justice and allows him to take his place as a major figure in the seventeenth century intellectual and scientific revolution.
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- Title The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London
- Author Lisa Jardine
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Printing
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-01-18
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780060538989 / 0060538988
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9.14 x 6.3 x 1.22 in (23.22 x 16.00 x 3.10 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003056993
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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