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Hooke, Robert
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Hooke, Robert (1635–1703). Hooke made the microscope well known as a scientific instrument, publishing his
Micrographia in 1665. Its splendid engraving of the flea made a tremendous impression, and the book opened up a new world below the level of naked-eye observation. Previously, Hooke had worked with Robert
Boyle on the air pump, and in 1662 had been appointed curator to the
Royal Society, with the duty of performing experiments at the meetings. He was referee of Isaac
Newton's first optical paper, and his critical comments made Newton his enemy. Hooke lectured on earthquakes, worked on pendulum clocks, toyed with something like a wave theory of light, and was a great, versatile, and controversial figure in the
scientific revolution in England.
David Knight
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London's Leonardo The Life and Work of Robert Hooke.('A More Beautiful City': Robert Hooke and the Rebuilding of London After the Great Fire)(Book Review)
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The genius in the shadows Robert Hooke is one of the lesser-known great men of a great generation, and one of its spikiest personalities, says Noel Malcolm
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A Little-Known Founder of the European Scientific Revolution.(The Curious LIfe of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: World and I; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
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Clever man: a tangled web he wove. David Hughes on the contentious Robert Hooke. (Books).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: New Scientist; 4/19/2003; ; 700+ words
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Robert Hooke and the Rebuilding of London.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 8/1/2005; ; 611 words
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Robert Hooke: Tercentennnial Studies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 9/1/2006; 500 words
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The Curious Life Of Robert Hooke: the Man Who Measured London.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Science News; 4/3/2004; 531 words
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Death of Robert Hooke: March 3rd, 1703. (Months Past).
Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...brilliant and versatile figures of his time, Robert Hooke (1635-1703) died a disappointed man. His own law, Hooke's Law, has to do with elasticity...young and not yet compartmentalised. Hooke proved the rotation of Jupiter on its...
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Interview: Stephen Inwood discusses the life of English scientist Robert Hooke
Transcript from: Talk of the Nation (NPR); 4/20/2004; ; 700+ words
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We hear that.(Robert Hooke to be honored with plaque in Westminster Abby)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: New Scientist; 7/19/2003; 624 words
; ...including Newton, is to honour his arch-rival Robert Hooke with a stone plaque. When Hooke died in 1703, Newton and his supporters did their best to erase his memory. Hooke had accused Newton of pinching some of his ideas...
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Robert Hooke
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Robert Hooke The English physicist Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was one of the most ingenious and versatile experimenters of all time. Robert Hooke, the son of a clergyman in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight...
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Hooke, Robert (1635–1703)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
HOOKE, ROBERT (1635 – 1703) HOOKE, ROBERT (1635 – 1703), English natural philosopher...before Isaac Newton, perhaps rivaled only by his patron, Robert Boyle. Hooke attended Westminster School before entering Christ Church...
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Hooke, Robert
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Hooke, Robert ( b Freshwater, Isle of...physics The son of John Hooke, a minister, Hooke was...Wallis, Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle — these and...discussion of scientific matters. Hooke soon found his place in the...
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Hooke, Robert (1635-1703)
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Hooke, Robert (1635-1703) English physicist...the seventeenth century, Robert Hooke is perhaps best remembered...the laboratory assistant to Robert Boyle. It was in Boyle' s lab that Hooke's talent for designing...
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Hooke's law
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Hooke's law Law applying to an elastic material when it is stretched. The law states that the stress (internal tension) is proportional to the strain (a change in dimensions). Robert Hooke discovered the relationship in 1676. See also elasticity
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