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ROBERT HOOKE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Hooke; Robert Hooke
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Instance hypernyms:
scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)
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