Robert Hooke
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Robert Hooke was a 17th-century English scientist and polymath known for his pioneering work in microscopy, physics, and architecture, including the formulation of Hooke’s law of elasticity and the publication of "Micrographia."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architect
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author → human → inventor → microscopist → natural philosopher → physicist → polymath → scientist → |
| birthDate | 1635-07-18 → |
| birthPlace | Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England → |
| coinedTerm | cell (in biological context) → |
| collaboratedWith | Christopher Wren → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England → |
| deathDate | 1703-03-03 → |
| deathPlace | London, England → |
| designed |
Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke)
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surface form: "Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Christopher Wren)"
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| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Westminster School → |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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astronomy → elasticity → horology → mechanics → meteorology → microscopy → paleontology → physics → |
| formulated |
Hooke's law
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surface form: "Hooke's law of elasticity"
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| influenced |
Isaac Newton
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development of classical mechanics → |
| knownFor |
Hooke's law
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Micrographia → coining the biological term "cell" → design work in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire → pioneering work with the microscope → work on elasticity → work on gravitation → work on planetary motion → |
| lawStatement |
Hooke's law
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surface form: "Hooke's law: extension is proportional to force (within elastic limit)"
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| memberOf | Royal Society → |
| name | Robert Hooke → |
| notableWork | Micrographia → |
| occupation |
architect
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inventor → natural philosopher → scientist → |
| participatedIn | rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666 → |
| positionHeld |
Curator of Experiments of the Royal Society
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Gresham Professor of Geometry → |
| publicationDateOfNotableWork |
Micrographia
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surface form: "Micrographia (1665)"
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| religion | Church of England → |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
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subject surface form: "Monument to the Great Fire of London"
subject surface form: "Monument to the Great Fire of London"