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)
   - Robert Hooke

Type of: scientist

Encyclopedia: Hooke Hooke, Robert Hooke, Luke Joseph Hooke, Dorset

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