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“If the finding of Coines, Medals, Urnes, and other Monuments of famous Persons, or Towns, or Utensils, be admitted for unquestionable Proofs, that such Persons or things have, in former Times, had a being, certainly those Petrifactions may be allowed to be of equal Validity and Evidence, that there have been formerly such Vegetables or Animals. These are truly Authentick Antiquity not to be counterfeited, the Stamps, and Impressions, and Characters of Nature that are beyond the Reach and Power of Humane Wit and Invention, and are true universal Characters legible to all rational Men.”

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Robert Hooke (July 28, 1635 - March 3, 1703) was an English philosopher, physicist, astronomer, and inventor. Known for his numerous contributions to science, Hooke is particularly recognized for his formulation of Hooke's Law and his improvements to the microscope and telescope. more

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