Hooke - Definition

hooke

n 1: English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and
proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of
planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of
gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular
structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into
biology and invented a balance spring for watches
(1635-1703) [syn: Hooke, Robert Hooke]

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