Hooke

[ hoo k ]

/ hʊk /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for hooke

Hooke believed he had found a parallax for the bright star in the Head of the Dragon; but was deceived.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
One authority thinks that the Hooke patent was for a one-wheel vehicle supposed to be propelled by a person inside the wheel.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace Weeks
The term "cell" had been introduced by Hooke in 1667, and Malpighi and Grew were the founders of the cell-doctrine.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
I pray you present my service to Mr. Hooke and thanke him for the honour of his salutation.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey

Dr. Hooke, 1684, remarked that steel or iron was magnetized when heated to redness and placed in the magnetic meridian.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various

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.