ROBERT

HOOKE
• Robert Hooke was born on July
18, 1635 in Isle of Wight,
England.
• Died on March 3, 1703
• He was/is considered a
polymath.
 Education
School: He started with 13 year old in
Westminster School
• Latin and Greek
• Geometry
• Music
University: Started with 18 years old in
the university of Oxford
• Astronomy
• Physics
• Chemistry
Micrographi
a 1665, Robert Hooke published his
In
famous book, a collection of his
microscopic and telescopic
observations.
Discovery of Cells
The first time the word cell was used
to refer to these tiny units of life was
in 1665 by a British scientist named
Robert Hooke.
 Discoveries
• Hooke's Law, or the General Law of Elasticity, states that the extension
of a spring is proportional to the weight placed on the spring.
• Discovered that Jupiter revolves on its axis.
• Made drawings of Mars that allowed other scientists to determine its
rotation period.
• Observed and asked important questions about comets.
• came up with a theory explaining planetary motion, but he lacked the
mathematical ability to prove his ideas.
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