Earlier in the year, he had entered into a lively conversation with scientist Robert Hooke and Sir Christopher Wren, the noted architect of the new St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Halley suggested ...

Robert Hooke studied the uniaxial force required to extend springs and long straight wires and found it to be proportional to the extension of the device under test. He stated his observation as "Ut ...

Robert Hooke was the forgotten man of English science ... Hooke’s contribution to science and architecture is clearly revealed in his diary, purchased by the City in 1891, along with some ...