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Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Bethlehem Hospital, London (engraving)

Bethlehem Hospital, London (engraving)
983857 Bethlehem Hospital, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bethlehem Hospital, London.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: London - The Monument

London - The Monument (to the Great Fire of London designed by Robert Hooke) at the end of Pudding Lane. Date: circa 1903

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: The College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, 1868, (1897). Creator: Unknown

The College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, 1868, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, 1868, (1897). View of the Royal College of Physicians in the City of London. The Cutlerian Theatre in Warwick Lane was an anatomy theatre designed by Robert

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields about 1750, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields about 1750, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields about 1750, (c1872). View of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in London dating back to the 13th century

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Entrance to the Haberdashers Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1830

Entrance to the Haberdashers Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1830. The almshouses and school in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1720. Artist: Johannes Kip

Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1720. Artist: Johannes Kip
Almshouses in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch, London, c1720. View from the east of the almshouses and school in Pitfield Street, Shoreditch

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Robert Boyle, caricature

Robert Boyle, caricature
Robert Boyle. Caricature of the Irish physicist and chemist Robert Boyle (1627-1691), pointing at his air pump. Boyle used this pump, which he made with the assistance of Robert Hooke in 1654

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: JAN BAPTISTA VAN HELMONT (1579-1644). Flemish physician and chemist. Presumed portrait

JAN BAPTISTA VAN HELMONT (1579-1644). Flemish physician and chemist. Presumed portrait, formerly considered to be a portrait of English scientist Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Drawing of a flea by Robert Hooke

Drawing of a flea by Robert Hooke
Flea. Drawing of a flea done by Robert Hooke and published in Micrographia in 1665. Hooke was curator of experiments at the Royal Microscopical Society of London, which was founded in 1660

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: ROBERT HOOKE 1635 - 1703

ROBERT HOOKE 1635 - 1703
ROBERT HOOKE English scientist. Author of Micrographia (1665), in which he published results of his microscopic investigations

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Robert Hooke / Microscope

Robert Hooke / Microscope
Robert Hookes microscope

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish natural philosopher, (c1850)

Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish natural philosopher, (c1850). Boyle (1627-1691) was the seventh son of the first Earl of Cork

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870). Artist: William Holl

James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870). Artist: William Holl
James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870). In 1663 Gregory (1638-1675) published Optica Promota describing his design for a reflecting telescope

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Robert Boyle, Irish-born chemist and physicist, (1833). Artist: R Woodman

Robert Boyle, Irish-born chemist and physicist, (1833). Artist: R Woodman
Robert Boyle, Irish-born chemist and physicist, (1833). After attending school at Eton, Boyle (1627-1691), the seventh son of the 1st Earl of Cork, spent six years in Europe

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Illustration of Hookes Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring, 1678

Illustration of Hookes Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring, 1678. Robert Hooke (1635-1703), English scientist and inventor, formulated his law in 1676

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Universal joint invented by Robert Hooke, 1676

Universal joint invented by Robert Hooke, 1676. Hooke (1635-1703) devised this joint to allow directional movement of astronomical instruments. From A Description of Helioscopes by Robert Hooke

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: James Gregory, 17th century Scottish mathematician and astronomer

James Gregory, 17th century Scottish mathematician and astronomer. In 1663 Gregory (1638-1675) published Optica Promota describing his design for a reflecting telescope

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Robert Boyle, Irish born chemist and physicist, c1689-1690

Robert Boyle, Irish born chemist and physicist, c1689-1690. Boyle (1627-1691) was the seventh son of the first Earl of Cork

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777

Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777. In the background is the Paris Observatory, which Cassini (c1625-1712) became the first director of in 1671

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Frozen materials viewed by English microscopist Robert Hooke, 1665

Frozen materials viewed by English microscopist Robert Hooke, 1665. Observations of several kinds of frozen figures showing frozen urine (1), snowflakes (2) and ice flakes (4, 5, 6)

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Hookes observations of the cellular structure of cork and a sprig of Sensitive Plant, 1665

Hookes observations of the cellular structure of cork and a sprig of Sensitive Plant, 1665
Hookes observations of the cellular structure of cork and a sprig of Sensible (Sensitive) Plant, 1665. Hooke was the first to use the word cell to describe the honeycomb nature of cork

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Hookes microscope with condenser for concentrating light, 1665

Hookes microscope with condenser for concentrating light, 1665. From left to right above are his barometer, refractometer for measuring refractive power of liquids, and lens-grinding machine

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hookes Micrographia, 1665

Illustrations from English microscopist Robert Hookes Micrographia, 1665. 1: underside of a stinging nettle leaf; 2: beard of wild oat used in Hookes hygrometer; 3: section of head of wild oat; 4

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Flea, wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect, 1665

Flea, wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect, 1665. The human flea (Pulex irritans) can transmit plague. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Louse clinging to a human hair, 1665

Louse clinging to a human hair, 1665
Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect, 1665. The human louse, a wingless parasitic insect, is now known to be a vector for epidemics of typhus. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Air pump built for Robert Boyle by Robert Hooke, 1660

Air pump built for Robert Boyle by Robert Hooke, 1660. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was a physicist and chemist who carried out many experiments on air, vacuum, combustion, and respiration

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. Artist: George Vertue

Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. Artist: George Vertue
Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. After attending school at Eton, Boyle (1627-1691), the seventh son of the 1st Earl of Cork, spent six years in Europe

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Grey drone-fly, observation XXXIX from Hookes Micrographia, 1664. Artist: Robert Hooke

Grey drone-fly, observation XXXIX from Hookes Micrographia, 1664. Artist: Robert Hooke
Grey drone-fly, observation XXXIX from Hookes Micrographia, 1664. Micrographica contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke viewed under the compound microscope that he designed

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Louse clinging to a human hair in Hookes Micrographia, 1665

Louse clinging to a human hair in Hookes Micrographia, 1665. Robert Hooke was born on the Isle of Wight, and studied at Oxford University

Background imageRobert Hooke Collection: Jean Dominique Cassini (1625-1712), Italian-born French astronomer

Jean Dominique Cassini (1625-1712), Italian-born French astronomer. In the background is the Paris Observatory which Cassini directed for many years from 1671



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