In the Library With… Robert Hooke’s Micrographia (1665)
Thursday 16 May, 6pm – 7:30pm in the Cathedral Library & Archives
Continuing our series, In the Library with… join our Cathedral Librarian for a unique opportunity to experience Robert Hooke’s scientific best-seller, Micrographia.
An experimental scientist and member of the Royal Society, Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was fascinated by optical devices that revealed the unseen world, from the miniscule to the infinite. Published in 1665, Micrographia was the first book to depict magnified insects and plants observed through a microscope.
Tickets: £20