Micrographia: turning the pages of Robert Hooke's masterpiece | The Royal Society
Vložit
- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Discover a hidden world only visible to us when viewed through the microscope. Robert Hooke’s pioneering Micrographia is released on the Turning the pages platform for the first time and available to view in all its microscopic beauty.
You can turn the pages for yourself here:
ttp.royalsociety.org/ttp/ttp.h...
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Visit our website to learn more: royalsociety.org/
The Royal Society publishes leading science journals. Stay informed: royalsociety.org/journals/ - Věda a technologie
What a lovely video, incredibly under-rated.
The introduction or preface to this extraordinary book is one of the finest things I've read concerning modern science. It's all there, in brutal, brilliant colours and arms, splendid eloquence, everything the project could or should mean.
As for my part, I have obtained my end, if these my small Labours shall be thought fit to take up some place in the large stock, of natural Observations, which so many hands are busie in providing. If I have contributed the meanest foundations whereon others may raise nobler Superstructures, I am abundantly satisfied; and all my ambition is, that I may serve to the great Philosophers of this Age, as the makers and the grinders of my Glasses did to me; that I may prepare and furnish them with some Materials, which they may afterwards order and manage with better skill, and to far greater advantage. - Hooke
Tis not improbable also, but there may be multitudes of other wayes of discovering the parts dissolv'd, or dissoluble in liquors; and what is this discovery but a kind of secundary tasting? - Hooke
Excellent video and excellent topic.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful presentation on one of my scientific heroes.. thank you
Dr Ferliers enthusiasm is really captivating =)
Glad you think so. We do too :)
Brilliant!
Bravo, great job.
This video is sooo underrated so was Hooke!! , damn it was such a mindblowing video,i had always been a fan of Hooke and now even more !!!! I also feel sad of today's generation, they literally take SCIENCE for granted!!!!
i am surely gonna share this video to as many people i can
What a lovely woman.
Hooke, was a wonderful man.
A great scientist, and a kind person.
The reason why nobody knows what he looked like, is because Newton was a shite, and he had all images of Hooke destroyed - believing that Hooke didn't belong in the Royal Society; even though Hooke (I believe, if what I read is correct) actually founded it.
But that was how people thought in those days - and probably still do today. If you're not from the right section of society you don't belong somewhere.
One of my favourite books is: "Science a History." By John Gribbin
I had no idea that science was so fascinating until I read his book.
Yes, thank goodness someone dares to say it out loud. Newton was an absolute shite, a really odious character, a totally warped individual. Hooke seems to have been a rounded human being with great gifts and not a few vices, too. I think someone has recently unearthed a portrait of Hooke, though I can't remember where I have read that. By the way, Micrographia was available as a facsimile and I have got a copy, bought, maybe 20 years ago. Even if it's not still in print, I daresay secondhand copies will be available via ABE. It is a wonderful work. I'm glad van L gets a plug here, because he was an even greater microscopist than Hooke and his work is even more enthralling.. Try reading 'A van L and his Little Animalcules' by Clifford Dobell. The RS owns van L's original letters, which he sent to them and which they published in English in their 'Philosophical Transactions'. They would make a great video for this lady to produce. Maybe she has already made it?
VERY GOOD WORK . I LIKE AND LOVE YOUR WORK.
ON HIS BOOK. DO OTHER OLD BOOKS BACK TO LIVE.
Thank you*
seems interesting, but the link to the book doesn't work,
it takes me to a technical page by mimecast TTP,
which asks for an email and when given an email says "error occured" and nothing happens.
Apologies. This is fixed now.
I remember people spamming in chat lol
Absolutely terrible