Micrographia 350

By Oxford University

A half-day symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of the publication of Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, thought to be the first handbook of microscopy, and also to applaud recent new developments in mol... more

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Micrographia 350 episodes:

October 09, 2015 On Closer Inspection: placing Hooke's Language under the Microscope
Dr Anna Camilleri English Fellow, Christ Church give a talk on the use language within Hooke's writings. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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14min
October 09, 2015 Atomic-resolution Electron Microscopy for Chemistry: From Brain and Fancy to plainness of Observations
Professor Eiichi Nakamura, Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo talks about innovations in microscopy. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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39min
October 09, 2015 Christ Church in the Commonwealth: Hooke’s college
Judith Curthoys Archivist, Christ Church talks about Robert Hooke's time at Christ Church. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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17min
October 09, 2015 Multi-dimensional Super Resolution Imaging
Dr Steven Lee Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge gives an insight into some modern microscopy innovations.
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29min
October 09, 2015 Concluding remarks
Professor Dirk Aarts, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford and Chemistry Fellow, Christ Church gives the concluding remarks to the days talks. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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16min
October 09, 2015 Robert Hooke’s Micrographia: 350 years on
Dr Allan Chapman Science Historian, Wadham College talks about Robert Hookes groundbreaking book Micrographia.
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59min

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