Hooke
Hooke may refer to: * Hooke, Dorset, England ** River Hooke, nearby watercourse * Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hooke's law * Hooke (surname), a surname * Hooke (lunar crater) * Hooke (Martian crater) * 3514 Hooke, asteroid See also * Hook (other) * Universal joint (Hooke's joint) * Hooke's law In physics, Hooke's law is an empirical law which states that the force () needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance () scales linearly with respect to that distance—that is, where is a constant factor characteristic of ...

Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke FRS (; 18 July 16353 March 1703) was an English polymath active as a scientist, natural philosopher and architect, who is credited to be one of two scientists to discover microorganisms in 1665 using a compound microscope that he built himself, the other scientist being Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in 1676. An impoverished scientific inquirer in young adulthood, he found wealth and esteem by performing over half of the architectural surveys after London's great fire of 1666. Hooke was also a member of the Royal Society and since 1662 was its curator of experiments. Hooke was also Professor of Geometry at Gresham College. As an assistant to physical scientist Robert Boyle, Hooke built the vacuum pumps used in Boyle's experiments on gas law, and himself conducted experiments. In 1673, Hooke built the earliest Gregorian telescope, and then he observed the rotations of the planets Mars and Jupiter. Hooke's 1665 book '' Micrographia'', in which he coined the term " cell" ...
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River Hooke
The River Hooke is a small river in the county of Dorset in southern England. It runs from its source at Toller Whelme through the villages and hamlets of Hooke, Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum and Toller Fratrum to join the River Frome at Maiden Newton, a course of some 6 miles. The river was formerly called the River Toller, whence the name of the three Toller villages, as well as of the hundred of Tollerford. At some point, however, this former name was replaced in use by reference to a particular feature in the river's course: "Hooke" is a derivation of ''hoc'', Old English for "sharp bend in a stream". It is possible that this description gave the village of Hooke its name, which then transferred to the river by back-formation. Although the River Hooke is flanked on both sides by chalk slopes of the Dorset Downs, in its course it has cut down to greensand. According to the Dorset-born author and broadcaster Ralph Wightman, this has resulted in "many springy and boggy patches wh ...
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Hooke (Martian Crater)
Hooke may refer to: * Hooke, Dorset, England ** River Hooke, nearby watercourse ** Hooke Court, former manor house at Hooke ** Hooke Park, Woodland to south west of Hooke * Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hooke's law * Hooke (surname), a surname * Hooke (lunar crater) * Hooke (Martian crater) * 3514 Hooke, asteroid See also * Hook (other) * Universal joint (Hooke's joint) * Hooke's law In physics, Hooke's law is an empirical law which states that the force () needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance () scales linearly with respect to that distance—that is, where is a constant factor characteristic of ...

Universal Joint
A universal joint (also called a universal coupling or U-joint) is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. It is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair of hinges located close together, oriented at 90° to each other, connected by a cross shaft. The universal joint is not a constant-velocity joint. U-joints are also sometimes called by various eponymous names, as follows: * Cardan joint, after Gerolamo Cardano, a polymath of the 16th century who contributed to knowledge of various clever mechanisms, including gimbals * Hooke joint or Hooke's joint, after Robert Hooke, a polymath of the 17th century who contributed to knowledge of various clever mechanisms * Spicer joint, after Clarence W. Spicer and the Spicer Manufacturing Company, who manufactured U joints * Hardy Spicer joint, after the Hardy Spicer brand, a successor to the Spicer brand History The main concept of the universal j ...
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Hooke, Dorset
Hooke is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated about northeast of the town of Bridport. It is sited in the valley of the short River Hooke, a tributary of the River Frome, amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 157. Rampisham Down, the hill immediately northeast of the village, is the site of a transmitter station operated by VT Communications, broadcasting long-range radio signals for clients including BBC World Service. The outskirts of the village are home to Hooke Court and its surrounding parklands. Originally built in 1407 by Humphrey Stafford, the Court was extended in 1609 by the Marquis of Winchester. To the southwest of the village are Warren Hill and the woods of Hooke Park Hooke Park is a 142 hectare woodland in Dorset, South West England located near the town of Beaminster and within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The site is designate ...
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Hooke (surname)
Hooke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hilda Mary Hooke (1898–1978), Canadian writer * John Hooke (1270–1275), Chancellor of the University of Cambridge * Luke Joseph Hooke (1716–1796), Irish theologian * Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hooke's law * S. H. Hooke __NOTOC__ Samuel Henry Hooke (January 21, 1874 – January 17, 1968) was an English scholar writing on comparative religion. He is known for his ''Bible in Basic English'' translation. He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. He was educated ...

Hooke (lunar Crater)
Hooke is a lunar impact crater that is located to the northwest of the crater Messala, in the northeastern part of the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of .... It lies about a crater diameter to the southeast of the comparably sized Shuckburgh. The low rim of this crater is moderately eroded, with the satellite crater Hooke D intruding slightly into the southeastern side. A small worn, crater is attached to the northern exterior rim. The interior floor has been flooded, leaving a level, featureless plain and a narrow inner wall. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Hooke. References * * * * * * * * * * * * {{refend Impact craters on ...
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Hook (other)
A hook is a tool with a curved end. Hook may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village and civil parish * Hook, Hart, Hampshire, a small town and civil parish ** Hook railway station * Hook, Fareham, Hampshire, a village * Hook, London, a suburban area * Hook, Pembrokeshire, a village * Hook, Wiltshire, a small village Other * Hook Island, Queensland, Australia * Hook Point, Queensland, Australia * Hook Peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland * Hook, New Zealand * Hook River, New Zealand * Hook of Holland or The Hook, a port town in the Netherlands * Hook granite massif, Zambia Language * Hook (diacritic), a diacritical mark attached to letters in various alphabets * Hook above, a diacritical mark above letters in the Vietnamese alphabet * Rhotic hook, a diacritical mark attached to symbols in the International phonetic alphabet Arts and entertainment Characters * Hook (Transformers), several characters in the ''Transformers'' universe * C ...
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