Hooke in a sentence

Hooke received the degree of "Doctor of Physic" in December 1691. citation Hooke and Newcomen There is a widely reported story that Dr Hooke corresponded with Thomas Newcomen in connection with Newcomen's invention of the steam engine.

Other possible likenesses of Hooke include the following: * A seal used by Hooke displays an unusual profile portrait of a man's head, which some have argued portrays Hooke.

This situation has sometimes been attributed to the heated conflicts between Hooke and Newton, although Hooke's biographer Allan Chapman rejects as a myth the claims that Newton or his acolytes deliberately destroyed Hooke's portrait.

Astronomy Hooke noted the shadows (a and b) cast by both the globe and the rings on each other in this drawing of Saturn One of the more-challenging problems tackled by Hooke was the measurement of the distance to a star (other than the Sun).

Controversy with Hooke Imaginary portrait of English polymath Robert Hooke (1635–1703).

For an extensive study of Hooke's architectural work, see the book by Cooper. citation Likenesses No authenticated portrait of Robert Hooke exists.

Hooke himself publicly criticised Newton's theories of light and the feud between the two lasted until Hooke's death.

Hooke told Newton that Hooke had been appointed to manage the Royal Society's correspondence, 'Correspondence' vol.2 already cited, at p.297.

Micrographia also contains Hooke's, or perhaps Boyle and Hooke's, ideas on combustion.

Newton's own investigations verified that Hooke was correct, but due to personal differences between the two men, Newton chose not to reveal this to Hooke.

On the other hand, Newton did accept and acknowledge, in all editions of the 'Principia', that Hooke (but not exclusively Hooke) had separately appreciated the inverse square law in the solar system.

Science Hooke's drawing of a flea Mechanics In 1660, Hooke discovered the law of elasticity which bears his name and which describes the linear variation of tension with extension in an elastic spring.

The book and its inscription in Hooke's hand are a testament to the lasting influence of Wilkins and his circle on the young Hooke.

This linear relationship was described by Robert Hooke in 1676, for whom Hooke's law is named.

When Robert Hooke discovered Hooke's law in 1660, he first published it in anagram form, ceiiinosssttuv, for ut tensio, sic vis (Latin: as the tension, so the force).

For Hooke and Matzon, posting this content is more than just a passing internet trend.

Groundwater flooding warnings have been issued for the Hooke, the Sydling, Cerne Valley, South Winterbourne Valley, Piddle Valley, Devils Brooke, Bere Stream and north Winterbourne.

Flooding is also forecast to affect locations near the Upper and Lower Dorset Frome, tributaries, and the Hooke River, with low-lying land expected to be most affected.

The demolished Freshwater residence from which the stone came had happened to be the once home of Robert Hooke who lived in Freshwater - the well known inventor and scientist and contemporary of Isaac Newton.

Mitchell Hooke has accused his son-in-law Sam Burgess of intimidating him at his Southern Highlands home.