The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London

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pp. ix 422, b/w sketch illustrations.”In this lively and absorbing biography, Lisa Jardine at last does Hooke and his achievements justice. Illuminating London’s critical role in the emergence of modern science, she rediscovers and decodes a great original thinker of indefatigable curiosity and imagination, a major figure in the seventeenth-century intellectual and scientific revolution.” no dustjacket

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ISBN 006053897X
ISBN13 9780060538972
Number of pages 422
Original Title The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London
Published Date 2004
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition no dustjacket
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First Edition
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pp. ix 422, b/w sketch illustrations.”In this lively and absorbing biography, Lisa Jardine at last does Hooke and his achievements justice. Illuminating London’s critical role in the emergence of modern science, she rediscovers and decodes a great original thinker of indefatigable curiosity and imagination, a major figure in the seventeenth-century intellectual and scientific revolution.” no dustjacket

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Weight 1.1 kg