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Item Details
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ROBERT HOOKE
NEW STUDIES |
| By: |
Michael Hunter (Editor), Simon Schaffer (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£95.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0851155235 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780851155234 |
| Publisher: |
BOYDELL & BREWER LTD |
| Pub. date: |
14 December, 1989 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Discusses scientific topics. |
| Synopsis: |
`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 `Essential reading 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. |
| Illustrations: |
22 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Boydell Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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