Robert Hooke (1635–1703): recognising a sound imagination

The accomplishments of Robert Hooke are discussed as the tercentenary of his death approaches. He theorized that sounds may contain information in an acoustic code about conditions prevailing at their source.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 352; no. 9124; pp. 312 - 313
Main Author McLellan, Neil J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 25.07.1998
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Caricatures as Topic - history
England
History
History of medicine
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
Hooke
Hooke, Robert
Humans
Natural History - history
Personal profiles
R Hooke
Science - history
Scientists
Sound
Stethoscopes - history
England
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Summary:The accomplishments of Robert Hooke are discussed as the tercentenary of his death approaches. He theorized that sounds may contain information in an acoustic code about conditions prevailing at their source.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)01320-8