Figures of snow
Date
10 December 1662
Creator
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p62
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 185mm
width (page): 298mm
width (page): 298mm
Subject
Content object
Description
14 snow flakes, drawn with a compass then painted over with grey watercolour.
These snow flakes were observed by Robert Hooke and communicated to the meeting of the Royal Society on 17 December 1662.
These snow flakes were observed by Robert Hooke and communicated to the meeting of the Royal Society on 17 December 1662.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 17 December 1662, ‘Mr. Hooke communicated likewise some remarks on the figures in frozen urine, frozen water, and snow; and those of the small shootings of hoar-frosts; which were ordered to be registered’ (Birch 1:154).
Related fellows
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
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