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Article: The Curious Life Of Robert Hooke: the Man Who Measured London.(Book Review)
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- Science News
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- April 3, 2004
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THE CURIOUS LIFE OF ROBERT HOOKE: The Man Who Measured London
LISA JARDINE
In a meticulously researched effort, Jardine paints an emotional yet honest portrait of Robert Hooke, one of the 1600s most enigmatic, although largely forgotten, theorists. If Hooke is remembered at all, it's for actions during his prime years, when he became a controversial figure for publicly claiming credit for Isaac Newton's inverse-square law of gravity. Though his contributions toward Newton's work are debatable, Hooke was an accomplished, if feisty, scientist. He lists among his credentials the discovery of the law of elasticity that bears his name and ...