The Curious Life of Robert Hooke
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Published: September 15, 2003
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780007149445
Subjects: Biography: general; History of science; London, Greater London; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Science/Mathematics
First sentence: On Saturday, 10 April 1697, a little less than five years before his death, Robert Hooke sat down with 'a small Pocket-Diary', specially purchased for the purpose, to write his autobiography: