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Born
Robert Hooke was born in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight . -
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Robert Hooke
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Self Taught
Hooke decided to become self educated because his parents thought he was too sickly to attend school. -
Painters Apprentice
Became an apprentice of painter, Peter Lely. -
Westminster
At age 13 Hooke attended Westminster school. He mastered all 6 of Euclid's eliments in a week, learned several languages, and invented over 30 ways to fly -
Christ Church School
He attended Christ Church in Oxford. -
Thomas Willis
Hooke served as an assistant to the English anatomist Thomas Willis. -
Robert Boyle
Hooke served as an assistant to Robert Boyle, one of England's priemire physical chemist. -
Vaccum
Hooke built an air pump to create a vaccum. -
Vaccum Effects
Hooke sealed himself in an chamber and pumed the air out, to see the effects of low air pressure on hs body. -
Timekeeping
Hooke created a way to regulat watches by using springs and balance wheels. -
Boyle's Law
Hooke and Boyle performed experiments that led to the formula known as Boyle's law. -
Capillary Action
Hooke published a pamphlet on capillary action that showed how one substance could draw another substance to it. -
Curator
The Royal Society of London named Hooke the curator of experiments. -
Orion Trapezium
Hooke discovered the fifth star in the Orion Trapezuim. -
Micrographia
Hooke wrote Micrographia which first introduced the microscopic universe. -
Gresham College
Hooke became a professor of geometry at Gresham College. -
Planetary Motion
Hooke wrote a paper on planetary motion. -
Elasticity
Hooke published his lectures on Hooke's law of elasticity. -
Death
Hooke died in London of complications related to diabetes. -
Tectonic Plates
The Royal Society Of London published Hooke's theories on the movement tectonic plates.
