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HAVE LOCAL ARCHIVES REVEALED THE ONLY SURVIVING IMAGE OF ROBERT HOOKE?

April 26, 2017Archives hooke image local revealed Robert

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HAVE LOCAL ARCHIVES REVEALED THE ONLY SURVIVING IMAGE OF ROBERT HOOKE?

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We make no apologies for returning to the subject of the Island’s pre-eminent son with an extraordinary discovery. In this tercentenary year of Hooke’s death the lack of any surviving portrait has proved frustrating for biographers, giving rise to much speculation about his appearance. We can now reveal that local research may have discovered the true image of Robert Hooke.