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English: Memorial to Robert Hooke in St Paul's Cathedral:
This is the site of the most recent memorial to Robert Hooke. The stone was cut by Richard Kindersley. It is sited on the wall in the crypt of the cathedral, next to the tomb of Sir Christopher Wren. The quotation around the edge is from Micrographia, Hooke's amazing book, published in 1665. At the bottom of the memorial is an engraved metal bookworm in brass and chrome, recessed into the stone surface. As the crypt is rather a dark place, a pale, ivory-coloured stone was chosen (Hoptonwood) and the carved letters were painted with blue and brownish-red watercolour to make them more easily read. The memorial was dedicated by the Dean of St.Paul's after a special Evensong. It will remain for many centuries to commemorate Robert Hooke. |
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| Source | Photograph by Rita Greer. This was sent via email to the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, where it was subsequently uploaded to Wikimedia. |
| Author | Rita Greer |
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