Volume 1

The posthumous works of Robert Hooke ... containing his Cutlerian lectures, and other discourses, read at the meetings of the illustrious Royal Society ... Illustrated with sculptures. To these discourses is prefixt the author's life, giving an account of his studies and employments, with an enumeration of the many experiments, instruments, contrivances and inventions, by him made and produc'd as Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society / publish'd by Richard Waller.

  • Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703.
Date:
1705
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Credit: The posthumous works of Robert Hooke ... containing his Cutlerian lectures, and other discourses, read at the meetings of the illustrious Royal Society ... Illustrated with sculptures. To these discourses is prefixt the author's life, giving an account of his studies and employments, with an enumeration of the many experiments, instruments, contrivances and inventions, by him made and produc'd as Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society / publish'd by Richard Waller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    W O R O F ROBERT HOOKE m.d.s.zs.] Geom. Prof. Greik &c. a Containing his Cutlerian Le&ures, AND OTHER DISCO U R S E S, Read at the Meetings of the Illuftrious AL SOCIETY- ( iTATISi (ABERDONENSIsl IN W H 1 CnH . . ... rA , I. The prefenrDcfickfacy of Natural Philosophy is dilcouned or, with the Methods of rendering it more certain and beneficial. II. The Nature, Motion and Effects of Light are treated of, particularly that of the Sun and Comets. III. An Hypothetical Explication of M e m o r y ; how the Organs made ufe of by the Mind in its Operation may be Mechanically underffood. IV. An Hypothefis and Explication of the caufe ol Gravity, or Gra¬ vitation, Magnetism, ^ , TJ.a ■ V. Difcourfes oI'Earth q^u a k e s, their Caufes and Effects, and Hilroi les of leveral * to which are annext, Phyfical Explications ol fevei a 1 ol the ra¬ bies in Ovid's Metamorphofes, very different from other Mythologick Inter- preters. , . • , VI Lectures for improving Navigation and Astronom y, with the Defcriptions of feveral new and ufeful Injlruments and Contrivances ; the whole full of curious Difquifitions and Experiments. Illuftrated with SCULPTURES. To thefe Discoursesis prefixt the AuthoisLif e, giv ing an Ac¬ count of his Studies and Employments, with an Enumeration of the many Experi¬ ments Inftruments, Contrivances and Inventions, by him made and produc’d as Curator of Experiments to the Royd Soaety. . . - - i ii—» . ■ ■■ ' .— ' PUBLISH’D RICHARD WALLER, R. S. Seer. By L 0 N D 0 N: Printed bv S k h. S m i t k and B s k j, W a t. r o r d, ( Printers to the Royal Society) at the Princes Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard. i7°5- ,