Robert Hooke
1635 - 1703
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Robert Hooke was an English scientist who made contributions to many different fields including mathematics, optics, mechanics, architecture and astronomy. He had a famous quarrel with Newton.
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Mathematicians born in the same country
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| Honours awarded to Robert Hooke (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1663 |
| Lunar features | Crater Hooke |
| Biography in Aubrey's Brief Lives | |
| Lunar features | Crater Hooke on Mars |
Other Web sites
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Guardian (Newly discovered manuscript)
- NNDB
- Robert Hooke home page
- The Galileo Project
- Linda Hall Library (Drawing of the Moon)
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