Newton remains a celebrity to this day. However, Hooke’s considerable contributions to science (and architecture) remain mostly unsung — with the possible exception of his spring law. On Thursday ...

Published: July 17, 2019 11:50am EDT Considering his accomplishments, it’s a surprise that Robert Hooke isn’t more renowned.

Although a portrait of Robert Hooke was seen at the Royal Society in 1710, none exists now apart from the memorial window at St Helen's Bishopsgate, which is merely a formulaic portrait. The ...

Another groundbreaking discovery in science was the discovery of the cell by Robert Hooke (1635-1703). The iconic image of the breakthrough, published in the first scientific bestseller, 1665’s ...

Isaac Newton's preeminence in the history of science and mathematics is fully deserved. However, his enormous reputation overshadows the importance and work of some of the other founding fathers of ...

THIS was our first look at the realm of the invisible. In 1665, Robert Hooke's Micrographia brought microscopic observations out of his laboratory to a wider world. Hooke believed that, through ...

A 350-year-old-book believed to be the world's first scientific best-seller will go on display as part of a new exhibition at the National Library of Wales.

The instrument got its name from the 4th Earl of Orrery, a relative of Robert Boyle for whom Hooke had worked prior to his employment in the Royal Society. I believe she’s painted Hooke’s ...

A 350-year-old-book believed to be the world's first scientific best-seller will go on display as part of a new exhibition at the National Library of Wales.