Description of Robert hooke and his role in life.

2.  Robert Hooke borned the 18th of July in
1635, in England, Freshwater, Isle of
Wight.

3.  His parents were called John Hooke and Cecily
Gyles. During almost all Robert’s childhood he
stayed at home because of his father health, he
spent a lot of school time at home.
 His father thought that his son was going to be an
artist or a clockmaker because of his skills
painting and working on clocks.
 When he was 13 years old his father suicide by
hanging and letting him 40 pounds but he
reactioned fast and moved to London, and then
work to the painter Sir Peter Lely

4.  As a boy he had a lots of headaches
and this made to study difficult so his
parents gave up on his education. His
parents didn’t expect him to live too
much.

5.  School: He started with 13 years old in
Westminster School.
○ Latin and Greek.
○ Geometry.
○ Music.
 University: Started with 18 years old in
the university of Oxford.
○ Astronomy, physics & chemistry.

6.  In London with 13 years old the boy
went to the school Westminster School
to be educated, where he learned Latin
and Greek and studied mathematics and
mechanics.

7.  In 1653 with 18 years old he script in the University
of Oxford’s Christ Church College, which in that
time some of the best scientists were working
there, some of this got impressed with the work of
Robert Hooke, he could also be the assistant of
the famous chemistry scientist Robert Boyle. In the
university he studied experimental science and
then became a chorister.

8.  Professor of Geometry at Gresham
College
 City Surveyor after the Great Fire of
1666
 Curator of Experiments for the Royal
Society
 Inventor & Researcher

9.  In 1662 he was named curator of experiments
in the newly formed Royal society of London.
 Then he become a professor of geometry at
Gresham College in London.
Robert Hooke
as a professor
in the Gresham
College
The Gresham
college in 1662

10.  After the great fire of London, in 1666,
Robert become to be a city surveyor. He
redesigned many of London’s streets
and public buildings.

11.  This is the description or painting of something
seen with a microscope
 This is also a book written by Robert Hooke
with a lot of illustrations of diminute animals
and descriptions of them. This is still the first's
world book for comprehensive with illustrations
on microscopy.

12.  Modern Air Pump
 Flying Machines
 Conical Pendulum
 Helioscope
 Reflecting Telescope
 Wheel Barometer
 Spring Control
 Universal Joint
 Compound Microscope

13.  Hooke’s Law, or the General Law of Elasticity,
states that the extension of a spring is
proportional to the weight placed on the
spring.
 Discovered that Jupiter revolves on its axis.
 Made drawings of Mars that allowed other
scientists to determine its rotation period.
 Observed and asked important questions
about comets.
 Came up with a theory explaining planetary
motion, but he lacked the mathematical ability
to prove his ideas.

14.  Was the first one to use the word cell.
 He thought that cells were only in plants
because he had only seen them in plants

15.  Hooke’s health began to deteriorate in
1696.
 Died on March 3, 1703.

16.  http://www.biography.com/people/robert-hooke-
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 http://www.famousscientists.org/robert-hooke/
 http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/27128
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 http://famousbiologists.org/robert-hooke/
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