Robert Hooke : new studies
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Robert Hooke : new studies
Boydell Press, 1989
Available at 7 libraries
Note
"It has grown out of a conference on Hooke held under the auspices of the British Society for the History of Science at the Royal Society, London, from 19 to 21 July 1988."--P. ix
Bibliography: p. 295-304
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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