The man who knew too much: the strange and inventive life of Robert Hooke, 1635-1703

S Inwood

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Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUK
PublisherPan Macmillan
Number of pages512
ISBN (Print)0330488295
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Note: This was published in the USA as "The forgotten genius: the biography of Robert Hooke, 1635-1703" (McAdam/Cage, San Francisco, Ca.), xxiv + 482pp, ISBN 1931561567. This biography was shortlisted for the British Society for the History of Science's 2003 Dingle Prize for books published 2001-2003 (awarded to books presenting the history of science 'in an engaging and comprehensible manner, whilst also showing proper regard to historical method').

Keywords

  • Christopher Wren
  • Great Fire London
  • History
  • Isaac Newton
  • anatomist
  • astronomer
  • inventor
  • mechanic
  • seventeenth century

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