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2 giorni fa · Robert Hooke FRS (/ h ʊ k /; 18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ("natural philosopher"), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist and architect. He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, using a compound microscope that he ...
23 ore fa · However, it is important to note that Robert Hooke made earlier microscopic observations of mold in 1665, and Athanasius Kircher, a Jesuit priest, described microscopic organisms in the mid-17th century, possibly predating Leeuwenhoek’s discoveries. The 19th century marked significant advancements in the field of microbiology.
2 giorni fa · The Corn Laws were finally repealed by the Conservative Prime Minister Robert Peel in 1846, and they reflect a tension between free trade, and tariffs on imports that can still be seen in politics today. John Bright was born on the 16th of November, 1811 and was the son of a Quaker textile manufacturer in Rochdale.
1 giorno fa · Clock making. Anchor escapement – Robert Hooke [98] [99] Balance wheel – Robert Hooke [100] Coaxial escapement – George Daniels [101] Grasshopper escapement, H1, H2, H3 and H4 watches (a watch built to solve the longitude measurement problem) [102] – John Harrison.
1 giorno fa · Thematic and historical chapters detail the lives of lesser luminaries (such as William Petty, Robert Hooke and Robert Boyle), presenting the standard western European narrative of our modernity ...
23 ore fa · The Bedlam Cadaver by Robert J. Lloyd is Book 3 in the Hunt & Hooke series, one that is incredibly researched with fascinating insights.
2 giorni fa · The 1694 stone (Image: David White). The demolished Freshwater residence from which the stone came had happened to be the once home of Robert Hooke who lived in Freshwater - the well known inventor and scientist and contemporary of Isaac Newton.
