Hooke, Robert

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Robert Hooke

1635-1703

Robert Hooke

(18 July 1635 − 3 March 1703)

English experimental physicist. Appointed, 1662, curator of experiments to the Royal Society, of which he was elected a Fellow in 1663. Appointed, 1665, professor of geometry in Gresham college. His optical investigations led him to adopt the undulatory theory of light; he was the first to state clearly that the motions of the heavenly bodies must be regarded as a mechanical problem, and he approached the discovery of universal gravitation. (BCW 1:469-470).

Some links:

• Quotes: Boris de Zirkoff
• CTD article in Russian: Гук, Роберт
• Wikipedia: Robert Hooke

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Lifetime: 1635-1703
Shortly: English experimental physicist. Appointed, 1662, curator of experiments to the Royal Society, of whi...