London's Leonardo: The Life and Work of Robert Hooke

by Michael Cooper, Jim Bennett, Michael Hunter, et al.

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A widespread sympathy for a neglected figure of seventeenth-century science is being displaced by something more positive--a mixture of astonishment at the extraordinary range and diversity of his talents, esteem for the originality and acumen of his science, admiration for his administrative capability and civic integrity, and fascination at the energy, emotion, and frailty evident in a life fully engaged with the world of Restoration London. Comparisons...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198525796

ISBN13:9780198525790

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.7" x 9.9"

Related Subjects

17th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Language Arts Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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