The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man who Measured London by Jardine, Lisa - 09/15/2003

Zondervan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Zondervan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

HarperCollins. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 09/15/2003

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

HarperCollins, 2003-09-15. Hardcover. Very Good. 4.1968 in x 24.3815 in x 16.3875 in.

London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper lightly sunned at the spine. Previous owners' name to the verso first blank. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (brown boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.2 kg); (ix) 422pp; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Colour plates; Black & white plates; Illustrated endpapers and blanks; ISBN: 0-007-14944-1 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #185118|| Condition:

HarperCollins, 2003-09-15. 1st Edn. 1st Imp. FNL.. Hardcover. F/F/VG++. Box X31 HARDBACK ""FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st. FNL.* Date: 2003.* Pub: HarperCollins.* Binding and cover condition: Dark maroon cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine strip, not to face. No bumps or rubs, no other visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper showing a portrait by Mary Beale (1623-1699). Gilt & white titles to spine and face. (Spine slightly faded). Not Price clipped showing a shelf price of £25.00. No visible shelf wear. Now in a clear un-attached protective wrapper.VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Printed and coloured end papers showing London as a mass of buildings. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slightly dusty to top edge. FINE* Illustrations: 3 x 4pp blocks of b/w & colour photos with several additional b/w illustrations… Read More

London: HarperCollins, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Brown cloth with gilt sp. lettering, pristine. ix + 422, numerous text ills and ex-pagination plates (many coloured) all un-numbered, illustrated end-papers; virtually pristine. Illustrated unclipped jacket also as new, will add protective sleeve when ordered. A major contribution to the history of 17th century 'scientific revolution' by an acclaimed scholar. 16 cm x 24 cm

2003. London, Harper Collins, 2003. 16 cm x 24 cm. IX, 422 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector's - Mylar. Excellent condition. Robert Hooke FRS (18 July] 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath. His adult life comprised three distinct periods: as a scientific inquirer lacking money; achieving great wealth and standing through his reputation for hard work and scrupulous honesty following the great fire of 1666, but eventually becoming ill and party to jealous intellectual disputes. These issues may have contributed to his relative historical obscurity. Hooke studied at Wadham College, Oxford during the Protectorate where he became one of a tightly knit group of ardent Royalists led by John Wilkins. Here he was employed as an assistant to Thomas Willis and to Robert Boyle, for whom he built the vacuum pumps used in Boyle's gas law experiments. He built some of the earliest Gregorian telescopes and observed the rotations of Mars and… Read More