Figures of snow
Date
10 December 1662
Creator
Unknown, Artist
After
Robert Hooke (1635-1703, British), Natural philosopher
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p39
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 353mm
width (page): 239mm
width (page): 239mm
Subject
Content object
Description
These fourteen snowflakes were observed by Robert Hooke and communicated to the meeting of the Royal Society on 17 December 1662.
This manuscript is a copy of Register Book no. 2 (RBO/2i) and some letters to the Royal Society, all from between 1662 and 1664.
Other versions of these images can be found at RBO/2i/062a and MS/776/263-64.
This manuscript is a copy of Register Book no. 2 (RBO/2i) and some letters to the Royal Society, all from between 1662 and 1664.
Other versions of these images can be found at RBO/2i/062a and MS/776/263-64.
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