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Babbage, Charles, -- 1791-1871 --- Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History --- Calculators --- Weld --- De Morgan
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A contemporary of Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton, and close friend of all but Newton, Robert Hooke (1635-1703), one of the founders of the early scientific revolution, faded into almost complete obscurity after his death and remained there for nearly three centuries. The result has been that his role in the scientific revolution has been almost totally ignored. He was best known as the first professional scientist worthy of the name, working for the young Royal Society of London as its curator of experiments for four decades. He became the Society’s intellectual center, and for a while its Secretary, roles which led to his famous confrontation with Newton. Hooke was an amazingly diverse scientist, interested in pneumatics, magnetism, astronomy, mechanics, horology, optics, microscopy, gravity, and changes in the earth. His Micrographia, published in 1665, is one of the classics of the literature of early modern science. In addition he has a more practical career in surveying, construction, and architecture, and was second in importance only to Christopher Wren in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666. Many of the so-called "Wren churches" are Hooke designs. A unique aspect of this book is the emphasis on the way Hooke provided Newton with the key to understanding planetary dynamics, paving the way for the discoveries that made Newton one of the greatest scientists of all time.
Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703. --- Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History. --- Scientists -- England -- London -- Biography. --- Scientists --- Great Britain --- Science --- Societies, Scientific --- History, 17th Century --- History --- Humanities --- History, Modern 1601 --- -Natural Science Disciplines --- Europe --- Societies --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Organizations --- Geographic Locations --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Geographicals --- Health Care --- Sciences - General --- History - General --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- History & Archaeology --- Hooke, Robert, --- Royal Society (Great Britain) --- Guk, Robert, --- Royal society --- History. --- History of Science. --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Hooke, Robert --- London --- Royal Society
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