The Forgotten Genius : The Biography of Robert Hooke 1635-1703 (Hardcover)

from cmc

Inwood's book is complementary to Lisa Jardine's The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London. It covers much of the same material, but from a slightly different perspective, and includes some details not in Jardine's book. I continue to believe that Hooke was amazing. I first go...

from TheWasp

A very detailed history of the life and works of Robert Hooke, the 17th Century natural philosopher, scientist, inventor, architect, builder, teacher. He was a man of boundless energy who was interested in everything and who, in his early works "Micrographia" suggested many early ideas that were ...

from TheWasp

A very detailed history of the life and works of Robert Hooke, the 17th Century natural philosopher, scientist, inventor, architect, builder, teacher. He was a man of boundless energy who was interested in everything and who, in his early works "Micrographia" suggested many early ideas that were ...