Review:
Praise for The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London 'Thoughtful, crisp and finely illustrated, this fascinating, impeccably researched account should help bring Hooke into the light again' Guardian 'Not nearly as well known today as his close friend Wren or his bitter enemy Newton, Hooke did as much as either of them to define the intellectual character of his age' Sunday Times 'A meticulously researched, engrossing book! Hooke defined the age -- fierce, obsessive and, above all, curious' Observer 'If he was proud and prickly, he had a lot to be proud and prickly about' Evening Standard 'Lisa Jardine has explored many areas - trade and finance, art, architecture, science, gardens, music, even dancing - to show how deeply and widely Dutch or Flemish influences had permeated England. Her erudition is remarkable.' Irish Times 'A much needed redefinition of the cultural, scientific and commercial interconnection between these two powerful trading empires, Jardine's book is a readable and judicious history for casual readers and experts alike.' S. B. Post Praise for 'The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London': 'Thoughtful, crisp and finely illustrated, this fascinating, impeccably researched account should help bring Hooke into the light again.' Guardian 'A meticulously researched, engrossing book!Hooke defined the age - fierce, obsessive and, above all, curious.' Observer
About the Author:
Lisa Jardine CBE is Director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, and Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge and Jesus College, Cambridge. She writes and reviews for all the major UK national newspapers and magazines and for the 'Washington Post', and has presented and appears regularly on arts, history and current affairs programmes for TV and radio. She is a regular writer and presenter of 'A Point of View', on BBC Radio 4. She judged many important literary prizes including the 2000 Orwell Prize and the 2002 Man Booker Prize. She is the author of a number of best-selling general books, including 'Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance', 'Ingenious Pursuits: Building the Scientific Revolution', and biographies of Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Lisa Jardine is married to the architect John Hare and has three children.
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