The first professional scientist: Robert Hooke and the Royal Society of London

A contemporary of Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton, and closefriend of all but Newton, Robert Hooke (1635-1703), one of the founders of the early scientific revolution, faded into almost complete obscurity after his death and remained there for nearly three centuries. The result has been that his role in the scientific revolution has been almost totally ignored. He was the first professional scientist worthy of the name, working for the young Royal Society of London as its curator of experiments for four decades. He becamethe Society’s intellectual center, and for a while its Secretary, roles whichled to confrontation with Newton. He made important contributions to pneumatics, mechanics, microscopy, astronomy, and geology, and was partner to Wren in rebuilding London after the Fire. Focuses on Hooke’s role as simultaneously anemployee of the Society and its intellectual center for 30 years First book which incorporates the insights gained from the newly discovered "Hooke Folio" of 2006 Demonstrates how Hooke provided Newton with the key to understanding planetary orbital motion, an insight which led Newton to his great work, the Principia INDICE: Preface.- Restoring Robert Hooke.- Robert Hooke: „Indefatigable Genius".- Founding the Royal Society of London.- "Society of the Muses": The First Decade.- Crisis and Consolidation: 1672-1687.- After the Principia: The Society, 1688-1703.- Setting the Stage: Hooke’s Science 1655-1687.- "And All Was Light": Hooke and Newton on Light and Color.- "The Nature of Things Themselves": Hooke’s Natural Philosophy.- "Loud and Vain Contention": Gravitation.- "TheOmnipotence of the Creator": Robert Hooke, Astronomer.- "The Last Remain": Hooke After the Principia.- Epilogue.- Bibliography.

• ISBN: 978-3-0346-0036-1
• Editorial: Birkhaüser
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés