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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)
Source: WordNetA second Royal Charter was signed on 23 April 1663, with the King noted as the Founder and with the name of "the Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge"; Robert Hooke was appointed as Curator of Experiments in November. Source: Internet
As city surveyor, Robert Hooke oversaw the reconstruction of the City's houses. Source: Internet
Gernsheim, pg. 5 The scientist Robert Hooke presented a paper in 1694 to the Royal Society, in which he described a portable camera obscura. Source: Internet
For an extensive study of Hooke's architectural work, see the book by Cooper. citation Likenesses No authenticated portrait of Robert Hooke exists. Source: Internet
In 1690, Christiaan Huygens proposed a wave theory for light based on suggestions that had been made by Robert Hooke in 1664. Source: Internet
In 1450, the Italian art architect Leon Battista Alberti invented the first mechanical anemometer; in 1664 it was re-invented by Robert Hooke (who is often mistakenly considered the inventor of the first anemometer). Source: Internet