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  1. 1635-1703. English scientist and inventor,
  2. originator of Hooke's law, and considered the
  3. foremost mechanic of his time. His inventions
  4. included a telegraph system, the
  5. spirit-level, marine barometer, and sea
  6. gauge. He coined the term `cell' in biology.
  7. Hooke studied elasticity, furthered the
  8. sciences of mechanics and microscopy, and
  9. helped improve such scientific instruments as
  10. watches, microscopes, telescopes, and
  11. barometers. He was elected to the Royal
  12. Society 1663, and became its curator for the
  13. rest of his life. He was professor of
  14. geometry at Gresham College, London, and
  15. designed several buildings, including the
  16. College of Physicians, London.
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