# Robert Hooke
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robert hooke FRS (; 28 July [O.S. 18 July] 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English scientist and architect, a polymath, recently called "England's Leonardo", who, using a microscope, was the first to visualize a microorganism. An impoverished scientific inquirer in young adulthood, he found wealth and esteem by performing over half of the architectural surveys after London's great fire of 1666. Hooke was also a member of the Royal Society and since 1662 was its curator of experiments.
158: Finsbury Circus: Marsh to Metropolitan Marvels
The script traces Finsbury Circus Gardens’ transformation from medieval marshland north of London’s wall—created as the Wallbrook’s flow was impeded—into today’s Grade II listed public garden and commercial centre. It recounts Roman burials, later use as a waste dump and tanning area, failed drai...
Newton's Gravity
Here is the sixteenth episode of Quantum Foam, Newton's Gravity. This is going to have to be a different test of the system. It is a great Saturday afternoon. We still have courtyards. When I was in ninth grade we were studying physical science, specifically Newton's Third Law of Motion and many ...
Isaac Newton's Principia
On July 5, 1686, Samuel Pepys, in his role as President of the Royal Society, signed the official authorization to print Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. Behind that signature lay years of silence, a furious priority dispute with Robert Hooke, and a financial crisis t...
London’s Golden Orb: The History of Monument
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The Monument, rising above the streets near London Bridge, is one of the City of London's most striking historical landmarks - a soaring Doric column erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London of 1666. Begun in 1671 and completed in 1677, it stands 202 feet tall, a height ch...
Microscopium: Myths and Retcons(tellations)
Join Jordan and Kit for an overview of the contentious history of the microscope and a brief description its greatest discoveries. The sisters then Wax Poetic to create myths for the mighty microscope before letting the Oracle take its best shot at creating a myth worthy of your mind, heart, and ...
The Microscope - a story to fall asleep to
Drift into peaceful sleep as we gently trace the fascinating journey of the microscope, from polished glass beads in ancient times to the revolutionary moment when humanity first glimpsed the hidden world of cells and bacteria. This soothing bedtime story will guide you through centuries of curio...
The German Revolution in English Organ Technology - Robert Quinney
'Pedalling ahead with Mendelssohn: The German revolution in English organ technology'by Robert Quinney, Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey with Robert Smith, Organist, St Mary-at-HillGresham Professors Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke supervised the rebuilding of St Mary's which still reflects...
The Blazing World Audiobook by Margaret Cavendish
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: The Blazing WorldCategories: Fiction, Science FictionAuthor: Margaret CavendishNarrator: Gabrielle de CuirPublisher: Blackstone PublishingRelease date: 12-01-2020Language: EnglishSummary:In 1666, as Sir Isaac Newton is developi...
