Robert Hooke
Discovered Hooke's law of elasticity and cell biology
Quotes by Robert Hooke
The air is not a simple element, but a compound body, consisting of several different parts.
The light of the sun is not a simple uniform body, but a mixture of several different colours.
The true method of discovering the causes of things is to begin with the effects, and to proceed from them to the causes.
The more we search into the works of nature, the more we shall find them to be full of wonders.
The earth is not a flat plane, but a spherical body.
The force of gravity is not a mere accident, but a necessary consequence of the nature of matter.
The true way of improving our knowledge is to make more observations and experiments, and to be less dogmatical in our opinions.
The air is not a simple body, but a mixture of several different kinds of particles, which have different properties.
The light of the sun is not a simple uniform body, but a mixture of several different sorts of rays, which have different refrangibilities.
The true method of philosophizing is to begin with phenomena, and to deduce causes from them.
The more we examine the works of nature, the more we shall find them to be regular and harmonious.
The earth is not a perfect sphere, but an oblate spheroid, flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator.
The force of gravity is not a mere occult quality, but a real and sensible power, which acts upon all bodies in proportion to their quantity of matter.
The true way of advancing natural philosophy is to make more experiments, and to be less confident in our conjectures.
The air is not a simple element, but a compound body, consisting of several different parts, which have different weights and elasticities.
The light of the sun is not a simple uniform body, but a mixture of several different sorts of rays, which have different degrees of refrangibility and reflexibility.
The true method of discovering the laws of nature is to begin with particular experiments and observations, and to proceed from them to general conclusions.
The more we search into the works of nature, the more we shall find them to be full of wisdom and contrivance.
The earth is not a flat plane, but a spherical body, which revolves upon its own axis, and moves in an orbit about the sun.
By the help of Microscopes, there is nothing so small, as to escape our inquiry; hence there is a new visible World discovered to the understanding.