Philosophical experiments and observations / / Robert Hooke ; edited by W. Derham

• Autore: Hooke Robert <1635-1703., >
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Frank Cass, , 1967
• Edizione: First edition. new impression.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 p.)
• Disciplina: 509/.42
• Soggetto topico: Science
• Altri autori: DerhamW <1657-1735.> (William)
• Note generali: Facsimile reprint of 1st ed. published as 'Philosophical experiments and observations of the late eminent Dr. Robert Hooke.' London, printed by W. J. Innys, printers to the Royal Society, 1726.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Publisher''s Note to the 1967 Edition; Editor''s Note to the 1967 Edition; Table of Contents; Dedication; To the Reader; Of the Invention of the Barometer; Kingkardine''s Observations of Pendulum Clocks at Sea; Hooke''s Experiment of Weighing Air; A Brief Account of the Experiments tried before the Royal Society, with Glass Balls; The Pressures of Bodies on Different Mediums; Hooke''s Enquiries for Greenland; Hooke''s Enquiries for Iceland; Hooke''s Proposals on the Resistance of Air; Hooke''s Experiment on the Refraction of Ice and Crystal ; Hooke''s Method of Making ExperimentsOldenburg''s Letter to Hooke, 23 August 1665; Powell''s Letter to Daniell, 6 January 1665/66; Powell''s Letter to Daniell, 27 September 1666; Brown''s Account of Petrified Bone, &c; Towneley''s Observations of Water; Fran''s Letter on Earthquakes; On Bees-Wax; Carte on the Belland; Hooke''s Weather-Clock; Hooke''s Self-Emptying Vessel; Toinard on Longitude; Toinard on the Eclipses of Jupiter; Hooke on Hailstones; Paschall''s Letter to Hooke, 4 January 1680; Leuwenhoek on Animalcules; Reiselius'' Letter to Grew, 6 March 1680 ; Pigot''s Letter to Hooke, 26 November 1681Leuwenhoek on the Structure of Hair, &c; Hooke''s Letter to Trapham, 18 February 1681/82; Leuwenhoek on the Fibres of Muscles; Carte on Worms in the Stomach; Yonge''s Letter to Hooke; Molyneux''s Anatomical Observations; Hooke on the Rule of False Position; Hooke on Earths, Salts, &c; Hooke''s Experiments on Floating of Lead; Hooke''s Experiments on the Pressure of Water in Pipes; Experiments on the Elasticity of the Air; Experiments on Compression; Observations of Sound; Hooke''s Windmill; Hooke''s Contrivance to Stop Great Weights Falling ; Hooke on Impressions of MedalsHooke on Reproducing Pictures; Hooke on the Improvement of Scales, &c; Japanese Scales; Hooke on the Weight of Liquors; Hooke on Magnetism in Drills; Hooke on the Strength of Ice; Hooke on the Expansion of Water by Freezing; Hooke on the Specific Gravity of Ice; Hooke on the Phaenomena of Ice; Hooke on Long-Distance Communication; Hooke''s Discourse of Carriages; Houses Paying Chimney-Money; Hooke on the Barometer; Bolognian Phosphorus; Liquid Phosphorus; Metallic Phosphorus; Brandt on Phosphoros Elementaris; Baldwyn on Phosphorus; De Germinatione Metalli ; Baldwyn on TinOn Orvietano; Ink for Printing; Divers Curious Recepts, Collected by Hooke; Caswell''s Discourse on the Sun-Dial; Hooke''s Way of finding the true Meridian; Hooke on Dimensions in the Mixture of Vitriol and Fair Water; An Account of the Plant called Bangue; Hooke on Gems; Wallis'' Account of Printing in Oxford; Hooke on Instruments for Sounding the great Depths of the Sea; Hooke''s Observations on the Lake-Wetter in Swedeland; Hooke''s Discourse Concerning Telescopes and Microscopes; Hooke''s Invention of a Reflecting Telescope ; Waller''s Observations on Hooke''s Discourse on Telescopes and Microscopes
• Sommario/riassunto: First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
• Titolo autorizzato: Philosophical experiments and observations
• ISBN: 1-136-23029-7; 1-136-23022-X; 0-203-04143-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962334703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass library of science classics ; ; NUmber 8.