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Robert Hooke
Standard Name: Hooke, Robert
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary More | Her son, Richard Waller
, was an artist, poet, and natural philosopher or scientist. He served as Secretary to the Royal Society
from 1687 to 1709, and edited posthumous works by Robert Hooke
. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. |
| Friends, Associates | Mary More | MM
's friends included, in London, a number of scientists or natural philosophers: inventor Robert Hooke
(who often visited her, and with whom she discussed dreams), physician and collector Sir Hans Sloane
, and scholar... |
| Occupation | Sir Isaac Newton | The telescope brought him fame and an invitation to join the Royal Society
, though it also brought an acrimonious controversy with Robert Hooke
. |
Timeline
1665
Robert Hooke
offered in Micrographia, as its title explains, both physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses and also observations and inquiries, that is, scientific speculations and hypotheses.
1676
Following the Great Fire of London, Robert Hooke
designed the new Bedlam Hospital
in Moorfields, London.