Robert Hooke

Physics English 1635 – 1703 408 quotes

Discovered Hooke's law of elasticity and cell biology

Quotes by Robert Hooke

The sea clock will aid sailors.

Proposal 1662

My health is poor, but my mind is active.

Diary 1700

Envy and jealousy have plagued my career.

Private letter 1695

The Royal Society is the pinnacle of learning.

Speech excerpt 1660

Boyle's law is but a part of the story of gases.

Correspondence 1662

I laugh at the folly of those who ignore observation.

Diary 1670

A witty remark on Newton's calculus: It is my method, dressed in new clothes.

Attributed comeback 1690

Life's meaning is in discovery.

Attributed

The universe is a grand machine.

Micrographia 1665

I regret not publishing more.

Deathbed 1703

Continue the work of the Society.

Last words 1703

The flea is a masterpiece of engineering.

Micrographia 1665

Snowflakes are hexagonal wonders.

Micrographia 1665

The stinger of a bee is barbed for purpose.

Micrographia 1665

Muscles contract like springs.

Micrographia 1665

The tongue of a moth is a tube for nectar.

Micrographia 1665

Charcoal under microscope shows pores.

Micrographia 1665

The edge of a razor is not smooth.

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Feathers have branched structures.

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The scale of a fish is a shield.

Micrographia 1665