Note: The main source of reference for
this article is the book - "Robert Hooke And The Royal Society", by Richard Nichols, published 1999 by
The Book Guild Ltd, 25 High Street, Lewes, Sussex. England. ISBN 1 85776 465 X. Mr. Nichols' book has been used
extensively for the writing of this article - with some cross-referencing done through the list of sources below.
All conjectures are my own. The extensive research illuminating the bulk of information here is entirely through
the work of Richard Nichols.
The purpose of this article is to encourage you to purchase the two books by Richard Nichols and learn from his
detailed research - the extraordinary life of Robert Hooke and the contribution he made to science. This article
is but the briefest summary of Richard Nichols' book and serves as a recommendation to a fine and detailed publication.
Main Reference: "Robert Hooke And The Royal Society", by Richard Nichols, published 1999 by The Book Guild Ltd, 25 High
Street, Lewes, Sussex. England. ISBN
1 85776 465 X. Not referred
to but also by the same author:
"The diaries of Robert Hooke - The Leonardo of London", published in 1994 by The Book Guild Ltd.
Other Good Books on Robert
Hooke
"Robert Hooke" by Margaret 'Espinasse,(London, 1956).
"Never at Rest" by R.S. Windfall.
"Biographical Dictionary
of Scientists" Collins,
1994
"Great Feuds in Science" by Hal Hellman.
"Micrographia" reproduced on CD. Web-Link
"The Life of Dr. Robert
Hooke," Posthumous
Works by Richard Waller(London, 1705).
"Introduction, Posthumous
Works," reprinted.
(New York, 1969) by R.S. Westfall
"Never at Rest" by R.S. Westfall.
"Robert Hooke as Mechanic
and Natural Philosopher,"
Notes and Records of the Royal Society 35
(1980-1981) by J A Bennett
"Restless Genius,
the Earthly Thoughts of Robert Hooke,"
by Dr. T. Ellen Drake, State University of Oregon,
1997
"The Royal Society
and its Fellows 1660 - 1700,"
by Michael Hunter.
"Founders of British
science : John Wilkins, Robert Boyle, John Ray, Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke,
Isaac Newton" by
J G Crowther, (London, 1960).
For a list of web
sites containing references to the life and work of Robert Hooke - go here!
Museums
and Institutes retaining information, artifacts or replicas of Robert Hook's creations.
Science Museum, S.Kensington. London, England. (Replicas of Microscopes, lamps,barometers).
The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG
(Diaries, Books, Library). Web-Link
Freshwater Museum, Isle of Wight, England.
There are more: please
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