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Jun 25, 2024 · English physicist Robert Hooke is known for his discovery of the law of elasticity (Hooke’s law), for his first use of the word cell in the sense of a basic unit of organisms (describing the microscopic cavities in cork), and for his studies of microscopic fossils, which made him an early proponent of a theory of evolution.
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- The Discovery of Cells
Of the five microscopists, Robert Hooke was perhaps the most...
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Jun 12, 2024 · Of the five microscopists, Robert Hooke was perhaps the most intellectually preeminent. As curator of instruments at the Royal Society of London, he was in touch with all new scientific developments and exhibited interest in such disparate subjects as flying and the construction of clocks.
Jun 13, 2024 · The 17th-century English physicist Robert Hooke was curious about the remarkable properties of cork -- its ability to float, its springy quality, its usefulness in sealing bottles.
Jun 13, 2024 · Robert Hooke was the scientist who first observed cork cells under a microscope in 1665. He coined the term "cell" to describe the small, box-like structures he saw in the cork. This answer...
Jun 18, 2024 · Because of this discovery, Robert Hooke was the first to examine what a cell appears to be close to. His description of these cells was published in Micrographia. However, the cell walls observed by Hooke did not indicate the nucleus and other organelles found in most living cells.
Jun 21, 2024 · Robert Hooke, the man who discovered cells Hooke is celebrated in horological circles for helping design the balance spring regulator, an addition to the balance wheel that greatly increased the accuracy of portable timepieces.
3 days ago · Cell was discovered by a British scientist, Robert Hooke in 1665. He observed cells in a cork slice under his self-designed microscope and noticed honeycomb like compartments. He coined them as cells.
