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His micrographia was a landmark in the study and depiction of the natural worlds smallest objects and creatures, previously unobserved by the naked eye. Micrographia by robert hooke, 1665 the british library. Micrographia or some physiological descriptions of minute. Appointed a surveyor of the city of london after the great fire, he worked indefatigably in the interests of the city. The detail, the meticulous effort, the hundreds of pages of text, amaze to this day. The great micrographia hunt begins robert hookes london. Robert hookes micrographia created a minor sensation when originally published by revealing an astonishing world that could not have been imagined until the invention of the microscope. Hooke often enclosed the objects he presented within a round frame, thus offering viewers an evocation of the experience of looking through the lens of a microscope. Readers also downloaded sorted by popularity project. Micrographia is a historic book by robert hooke, detailing the then thirtyyearold hookes observations through various lenses.
The scientific revolution was in full swing in 1665. He was a founding member and curator of experiments at the royal society, an academy at the cutting edge of scientific discovery. It is his most famous work, and is notable for the stunning illustrations, drawn by hooke himself. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. Study the contributions that robert hooke, and more broadly the royal society in london, made to the study of astronomy in the 17th century. This scholarly tome, by robert hooke, was the first to use the new microscope to investigate the previously invisible. Robert hookes micrographia and christ church science. Or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon, robert hooke, isbn 0940095092, 9780940095090 author robert hooke. The project gutenberg ebook of a history of mathematics, by florian cajori this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies m by hooke, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A polished copper plate was coated with an acidresistant. He was an artist, biologist, physicist, engineer, architect, inventor and much else. Last weekend i started a new project a census of hookes micrographia. Micrographia some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon.
Micrographia special collections featured item for march 2008 by fiona barnard, rare books librarian. Originally published in 1665, micrographia is the most famous and influential work of english scholar robert hooke 16351703, a notable member of the royal society and the scientist for whom hooke s law of elasticity is named. Fellow of this society, entituled, micrographia, or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies, made by magnifying glasses, with. Allan chapman and cristina neagu, and will be open from 5 november 2015 to. English natural philosopher, architect and polymath 16351703. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Robert hookes micrographia and christ church science, 16501670 is curated by. The story of the cell and biology by martini, albert, dr. That of a louse holding on to a human hair is nearly two feet across. Micrographia, or, some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. The project gutenberg ebook, micrographia, by robert hooke. The scientist robert hooke was a mapmaking pioneer, architect, astronomer, biologist. In 1660, hooke and boyle helped to start the royal society in london, a society for scientific study which still exists today.
Robert hooke s micrographia and christ church science, 16501670 is curated by. His book micrographia shown here, was the first important work on. Micrographia is a historically significant book by robert hooke about his observations through various lenses. The book of the thousand nights and one night, volume iii 1 download im greatly concerned about your soul. Reviews of the micrographia thus far concerning the book we have now micrographia pdf suggestions users are yet to yet remaining their overview of the overall game, or otherwise not see clearly yet. Robert hooke has 23 books on goodreads with 527 ratings. Micrographia project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Originally published in 1665, micrographia is the most famous and influential work of english scholar robert hooke 16351703, a notable member of the royal society and the scientist for whom hookes law of elasticity is named.
Knowledge, learning and culture visit the rare books collection and consider the. Books by hooke, robert sorted by popularity project. Micrographia by robert hooke london, 1665 posted on 27 march 20 by felicityhen unless youre lucky enough to be an academic or a rare books librarian you probably dont get much opportunity to read copies of the books hooke had in his library. It is particularly notable for being the first book to illustrate insects, plants etc. Hookes compound microscope with its illumination system containing a brinefilled sphere and a planoconvex lens to form a condenser and a new adjustable specimen holder see figure 3 for more details. With microscopes and other optical devices, hooke drew and then oversaw the engraving of micrographias plates, images that amount to little. Or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon, robert hooke, isbn. Robert hookes most popular book is remarkable books. Who is robert hooke robert hooke facts dk find out. Project gutenberg pg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to encourage the creation and distribution of ebooks. Robert hooke was a scientist, experimenter, surveyor and architect, who achieved much across many fields of human inquiry.
Micrographia, by robert hooke robert hookes micrographia is one of the earliest books about the use of a microscope to view the world of the minescule. Jul 21, 2011 robert hooke 16351703 was, by all accounts, a remarkably versatile scientist and a very, very, difficult man. As a young adult, he was a financially impoverished scientific inquirer, but came into wealth and good reputation following his actions as surveyor to the city of london after the great fire of 1666 in which he appears to have performed more than half of all. Basically this means that i want to locate and describe every surviving copy of the 1665 and 1667 printings of micrographia. Project gutenberg offers 61,291 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone.
It was founded in 1971 by american writer michael s. Jun 24, 20 put that way i guess it sounds a bit mad, but thats exactly what im planning on doing. Micrographia, or, some physiological descriptions of. Micrographia, or some physiological descriptions of minute. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. Pdf the incredible, invisible world of robert hooke.
Project gutenberg version of micrographia robert hooke the. This ground breaking book of microscopy was written by robert hooke 16351703. A brief biography of robert hooke frs scientist, inventor, architect a man who, despite much illhealth, energetically pursued a huge variety of interests in science, technology and architecture, and who did so much to promote the royal society in its early years. The picture of the flea shown above is one of his most famous images. This year marks the 350 th anniversary of the publication of micrographia. Micrographiahookes, at project gutenberg downloadable collections, including searchable ascii text and book as complete html document with images micrographiahookes, at. Figure 2 hookes hygrometer made from the beards of grains of wild oats from micrographia, 1665, schema xv. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at title.
Robert hookes material models matthew hunter robert hookes micrographia of 1665 is an epochal work in the history of scienti. By the council of the royal society of london for improving of natural. Biography and autobiography at project gutenberg there are also many autobiographical and biographical ebooks on the voyages and travels page. The cutler lectures of robert hooke, 1931 facsimile.
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