| hooke | (n) English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703), Syn. Robert Hooke |
| 胡克 | [胡 克] Hook or Hooke (name); Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor #63,949 [Add to Longdo] |