Hooke

American  

[hook] / hʊk /

noun

1. Robert, 1635–1703, English philosopher, microscopist, and physicist.

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Hooke British  

/ hʊk /

noun

1. Robert. 1635–1703, English physicist, chemist, and inventor. He formulated Hooke's law (1678), built the first Gregorian telescope, and invented a balance spring for watches

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Hooke Scientific  

/ hk /

1. English physicist, inventor, and mathematician who contributed to many aspects of science. With Robert Boyle he demonstrated that both combustion and respiration require air and that sound does not travel in a vacuum. Hooke studied plants and other objects under microscopes and was the first to use the word cell to describe the patterns he observed. He also identified fossils as a record of changes among organisms on the planet throughout history.

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Hooke

Dorset Wildlife Trust has submitted an expression of interest to Natural England for the proposed project in the River Hooke and wider River Frome catchment.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

Food has the power to connect people because it’s a “very emotional thing,” says Ali Hooke, who was inspired to become a chef by Bourdain’s bestselling nonfiction book, “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Hooke, the former private equity executive, had another theory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024

Ali Hooke began posting her tinned fish date nights to the social media platform last year.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023

If Newton went to such lengths to try to play down Hooke’s role in history, Hooke must have been an impressive scientist indeed.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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