Robert Hooke 1635-1703
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Robert HOOKE 1635-1703
Biographical Note
Scientist, surveyor, curator of experiments for the Royal Society.
Books
Library auctioned in London, 29.4.1703 (2585 lots).
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Feisenberger, H. A. Sale catalogues of libraries of eminent persons: 11: scientists, London, 1975 (catalogue reproduced).
- Mandelbrote, G. Sloane’s purchases at the sale of Robert Hooke’s library, in G. Mandelbrote and B. Taylor (eds), Libraries within the library, 2009, 98-145.
- Pugliese, Patri J. "Hooke, Robert (1635–1703), natural philosopher." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Rostenberg, L. The library of Robert Hooke (1989).
- Website on his library: Robert Hooke's Books.