Historedia
Person

Robert Hooke

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1665

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Hooke, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Publication of Robert Hooke's Micrographia

    1665

    Role: Author and Curator of Experiments

    1. 1665 · LondonCoining the Term Cell

      Hooke coined the term 'cell' in Micrographia, encouraging microscopic investigations and establishing a key biological concept.

    2. 1665 · LondonArgument for Gravitation

      Micrographia included Hooke's argument for an attracting principle of gravitation, contrasting with the aether theory held by contemporaries like Newton.

    3. January 1665 · LondonPublication of Micrographia

      Hooke's Micrographia was published in January 1665, becoming the Royal Society's first major publication and a scientific best-seller.

Sources

  1. Robert Hooke Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14