ROBERT HOOKE

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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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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)

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