Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley. John Gribbin
Gresham Professor who had been allowed to stay in residence, precisely because he might come in useful. He was also a friend and academic partner of Wren, his intellectual equal; it seems likely that these factors encouraged the City to appoint him, partly as a counterweight to Wren who could argue the City’s case if necessary, partly that their friendship might make such arguments less likely. Michael Cooper, the leading authority on Hooke’s work as City surveyor, describes the appointment as ‘remarkable’, highlighting that:
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