Mathematician:Robert Hooke

Mathematician
English scientist who worked in many fields and investigated a great deal of stuff.

In the field of applied mathematics he is best known for Hooke's Law.

Made the essental suggestion to that planetary orbits have two components: towards the central body, and tangential to the orbit.

Invented the conical pendulum.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: 18 July 1635 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
 * Died: 3 March 1703 in London, England

Theorems and Definitions

 * Hooke's Law
 * Conical Pendulum

Publications

 * 1665: Micrographia
 * 1678: Of Spring