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Robert Hooke, English polymath, known for english polymath, died on 1703-03-03. Robert Hooke (18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ('natural…

Robert Hooke, English polymath, known for english polymath, died on 1703-03-03. Robert Hooke (18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ('natural philosopher'), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist, and architect. He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, using a compound microscope that he designed.

Historical Significance

Robert Hooke is English polymath.

Key People

Robert Hooke

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English polymath

Events Before

  1. 1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes

    1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes

  2. Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth

    Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth

  3. England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain

    England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain

  4. Commission for the first Census of Iceland issued - first modern census, carried out by Professor Árni Magnússon and Vic

    Commission for the first Census of Iceland issued - first modern census, carried out by Professor Árni Magnússon and Vice Chancellor Páll Vídalín (1702-3) [1]

  5. Battle of Santa Marta, Venezuela: English fleet defeats the French (battle ends August 25)

    Battle of Santa Marta, Venezuela: English fleet defeats the French (battle ends August 25)

Events After

  1. Frenchman Elias Neau opens a school for blacks in NYC

    Frenchman Elias Neau opens a school for blacks in NYC

  2. French & Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100

    The Raid on Deerfield, also known as the Deerfield Massacre, was an attack on February 29, 1704, of French and Native American forces on the English colonial settlement of Deerfield, Province of...

  3. First continuously published newspaper in America, The Boston News-Letter, is published in Boston by John Campbell [1]

    The Boston News-Letter, first published on April 24, 1704, is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in the colony of Massachusetts.

  4. Boston News-Letter publishes first newspaper advertisement

    The Boston News-Letter, first published on April 24, 1704, is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in the colony of Massachusetts.

  5. Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY

    Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY

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Robert Hooke, English polymath, known for english polymath, died on 1703-03-03. Robert Hooke (18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ('natural philosopher'), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist, and architect. He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, using a compound microscope that he designed.
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