رابرت هوک: مطالعات سه‌صدمین سالگرد؛ ویرایش شده توسط مایکل کوپر

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was a genius whose wide-ranging achievements are at last receiving the recognition that they deserve. Long overshadowed by such eminent contemporaries as Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Christopher Wren, Hooke's own seminal contributions to science, architecture and technology are now being acclaimed in their own right. Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society when it was chartered in 1662 and author of the famous Micrographia (1665), Hooke also showed unparalleled ingenuity in designing machines and instruments, and played a crucial role as Surveyor to the City of London after the Great Fire. This volume represents a benchmark in the study of Hooke, bringing together a comprehensive set of studies of different aspects of his life, thought and artistry. Its sections deal with Hooke's life and reputation; his contributions to celestial mechanics and astronomy, and to speculative natural philosophy; the instruments that he designed; and his work in architecture and construction. The introduction places the studies in the context of our current understanding of Hooke and his milieu, while the book also contains a comprehensive bibliography. In all, it will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in a figure whose complexity and importance are becoming clear after centuries of neglect. Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703) was a genius whose wide-ranging achievements are at last receiving the recognition that they deserve. This volume focuses on the study of Hooke, bringing together a comprehensive set of studies of different aspects of his life, thought and artistry. Celestial Mechanics And Astronomy -- Instruments For Natural Philosophy -- Speculative Philosophy -- Architecture And Construction -- Life And Reputation. Edited By Michael Cooper And Michael Hunter. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 259-298) And Index. During the second half of the seventeenth century, the outstanding problem in astronomy was to understand the physical basis for Kepler's three empirical laws describing the observed orbital motion of a planet around the Sun.