Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke in the archive

Periods & movements

17th Century

Genres

Illustration

Cultures

English

Key works by Robert Hooke

1. Diagrams of microscope and assorted optical instruments and devices (1665)
2. Microscopic view of leaves and molds (1665)
3. Microscopic view of cork and sprouts (1665)
4. Microscopic view of seeds of poppy (1665)
5. Microscopic view of assorted feathers (1665)
6. Diagrams from observation of colors visible in Muscovy glass and other thin bodies (1665)
7. Microscopic view of the feet and wings of flies (1665)
8. Diagram of experiments to study inflection and refraction (1665)