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Hooke

[ hook ]
/ hʊk /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Hooke

Hooke
/ (hʊk) /

noun

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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Scientific definitions for Hooke

Hooke
[ huk ]
Robert 1635-1703

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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