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The life and work of Robert Hooke
by Jardine, Lisa, Hunter, Michael, Cooper, Michael, Bennett, Jim
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Type: Book
Four expert historians have collaborated on this biography of Robert Hooke, such is the complexity and richness of the man and his work. They focus upon his career, his instruments, his philosophy and his health and personal life.
Chronicles the life of Jesuit João Rodrigues (1558-1633), who spent more than half his life in Japan and China. Rodrigues won the friendship of Japan's two succesive supreme rulers, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu; took an active role in the silk trade between China and Japan; and, serving…
