Robert Hooke

Physics English 1635 – 1703 408 quotes

Discovered Hooke's law of elasticity and cell biology

Quotes by Robert Hooke

As in a watch, the wheels are all made to move one another, so in the body of an animal, the several parts are all made to act upon one another.

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The more we search, the more we find of the infinite wisdom and power of the Creator.

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The power of gravity is inversely as the square of the distance.

Letter to Isaac Newton 1679

Nature is not to be commanded except by obeying her.

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It is not enough to observe, but we must also experiment.

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The eye is the most wonderful of all optical instruments.

Micrographia 1665

The true method of inquiry into nature is to begin with observations and experiments, and then to proceed to general axioms.

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The world is a machine, and all its motions are mechanical.

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The microscope is a new eye, which opens to us a new world.

Micrographia 1665

The true philosophy is to search for the causes of things.

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The most inconsiderable things are not to be neglected.

Micrographia, Preface 1665

The use of instruments is to extend the power of our senses.

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The more we examine, the more we shall find of the wisdom and power of the Creator.

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It is not by speculation, but by experiment, that we must arrive at the knowledge of nature.

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The world is full of wonders, if we but open our eyes to see them.

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The Royal Society has been instituted for the improvement of natural knowledge.

Royal Society records

The true method of philosophy is to proceed from particulars to generals.

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The more we observe, the more we shall discover.

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The microscope has opened a new visible world to us.

Micrographia 1665

The true end of natural philosophy is the benefit of mankind.

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