| Robert Hooke's Mirrors | |
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Origin |
Robert Hooke |
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Type |
Handheld Mirror |
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Effects |
Allows viewing of microscopic objects. |
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Downsides |
Must be reflected off the mirror to work. |
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Activation |
Reflecting image into mirror. |
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Collected by |
Adams Rutherford (1845); Joeseph Barlett (2023) |
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Section |
Barrowfield 192W |
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Aisle |
2339292-3939022 |
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Shelf |
233992203-38383933-3839202 |
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Date of Collection |
April 12th, 1845 and June 1st, 2023 |
| [Source] | |
Origin[]
Robert Hooke FRS (/hʊk/; 18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ("natural philosopher"), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist and architect. He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, using a compound microscope that he designed. Hooke was an impoverished scientific inquirer in young adulthood who went on to become one of the most important scientists of his time. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, Hooke (as a surveyor and architect) attained wealth and esteem by performing more than half of the property line surveys and assisting with the city's rapid reconstruction. Often vilified by writers in the centuries after his death, his reputation was restored at the end of the twentieth century and he has been called "England's Leonardo [da Vinci]".
Effects[]
Allows a person to view microscopic objects when a object is reflected into the mirror, reflecting off the two mirrors creates a stronger effect.
Collection[]
The first mirror was collected by Adams Rutherford on April 12th, 1845. The second was collected by Joeseph Barlett on June 1st, 2023.