Galileo and Hooke (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (220mm x 300mm)
Date: 1980
Code: KeayGalileo
This is the unique original Watercolour painting by John Keay.
Whew, it's Hot! How the temperature of the air could be measured was demonstrated by Galileo. He showed that a liquid, which expanded when it became hot, forced its way up a tube. A way of measuring atmospheric pressure came along with barometers. One of these was the wheel version (inset) made by Robert Hooke in 1665.
Original artwork for the illustrations on p15 of Look and Learn issue no. 966 (13 September 1980).
- Artist BiographyJohn R Keay; UK
Artist who contributed to the 'This Made Headlines' and 'Dateline' series which appeared on the inside front cover of Look and Learn in the late 1970s.
Keay had a highly distinctive style, achieving an unusual smoothness of texture in his illustrations, both in colour and black and white. He usually signed his pictures “Keay”. Keay was represented by John Martin & Artists and also illustrated books, including Kings of Israel by David Kent (1981).
John Keay is not to be mistaken for Jack Keay (qv) who also contributed to Look and Learn.
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