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The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London
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Lisa Jardine
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harpercollins
Publication date
February 1, 2004
Pages
432
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060538972
ISBN-10
006053897X
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.50 by 10.25 in.
Weight
1.76 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$27.95
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Summary
Traces the career of the seventeenth-century Chief Surveyor, noting his considerable work for London's rebuilding after the Great Fire of 1666, his role in the emergence of modern science, and his place in the intellectual and scientific revolution of the period. 30,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Harpercollins (February 1, 2004)
9780060538972 | details & prices | 432 pages | 6.50 × 10.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.76 lbs | List price $27.95
About: Traces the career of the seventeenth-century Chief Surveyor, noting his work for London's rebuilding after the fire of 1666, his role in the emergence of modern science, and his place in the scientific revolution of the period.
About: Traces the career of the seventeenth-century Chief Surveyor, noting his work for London's rebuilding after the fire of 1666, his role in the emergence of modern science, and his place in the scientific revolution of the period.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Perennial (February 1, 2005)
9780060538989 | details & prices | 422 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Traces the career of the seventeenth-century Chief Surveyor, noting his work for London's rebuilding after the fire of 1666, his role in the emergence of modern science, and his place in the scientific revolution of the period.
About: Traces the career of the seventeenth-century Chief Surveyor, noting his work for London's rebuilding after the fire of 1666, his role in the emergence of modern science, and his place in the scientific revolution of the period.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 29, 2008)
9781435291829 | details & prices | 422 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.34 lbs | List price $24.95
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