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 Isaac Newton 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

Results named for Robert Hooke can be found here.

Publications

• 1665: Micrographia
• 1678: Of Spring

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Robert Hooke": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $4$: Gravitation: The Gravitational Constant
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Hooke, Robert (1635-1703)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Hooke, Robert (1635-1703)