Paper, 'Of a telescope stand set up in the yard of Gresham College' by Robert Hooke Relates how a telescope stand was set up in the middle of the quadrangle at Gresham College. Hooke writes in the accompanying account as though it is a shared resource: there had been contributions to its design by different people in his circle and it was used by other astronomers as well as himself. Subject: Astronomy 17th century