Robert Hooke's Long Lost Notes Now Online

The Royal Society has published the notes of the 16th and 17th century science pioneer Robert Hooke online. Robert Hooke was a predecessor, contemporary and rival of Sir Isaac Newton. Hooke was involved in a wide array of scientific discovery, from writing Micrographia about his work with his microscope, to astronomy and physics, where he is best known for Hooke’s Law. He was also an accomplished surveyor and worked extensively in rebuilding London after the Great Fire of 1666. Robert Hooke’s notes disappeared in the 17th century and were re-discovered only recently. Robert Hooke was also a prominent character in Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, especially the books Quicksilver and The Confusion.