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Robert Hooke became famous because he named the cell and he discovered the cell. He was also among the 1st people to describe a cell.

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Who discover the cell?

Robert Hooke discovered the cell in 1625 when he used a rudimentary microscope to magnify cork cells. They reminded him of monk's cells in a monastery so he named the objects he found "cells." He wasn't even looking for it. He found it by causality.


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Robert Hooke was appointed by the City of London as a surveyor, so helped to rebuild the city after the fire.


What English scientist oberved cork through a microscope in 1665?

these something u would have to look up for yourself He thought the spaces looked like monks' rooms in a monastery, so he called them "cells".


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What did Robert Hooke build so he see tiny objects?

he built a microscope .


Why is Robert Hooke so important?

He is important because he discovered cells......... and named it cells :)


Did Robert Hooke have any siblings and if so how many?

yes he did he had 2 Brothers, and 2 Sisters


Who was Robert hooks?

Robert Hooke was one of the inventors of the microscope. He was a brilliant scientist and studied cork cells, noticed they were empty and rectangular like the cells of monks and thus, named them cells.There was a English inventor named Robert Hooke. He was born at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, son of John Hooke, memeber of 'All Saints Church'. Robert Hooke was one of the most brilliant and versatile of seventeen-century English scientsist, but he is also not well-known; his persona and his contributions are far outweighted in public perception by those of Newton and of Wren. No likeness exicts of Robert Hooke. Hooke was originally buried THERE, but his bones were moved to 'somewhere in North London' in the 19th century, so his final burial place is unknown.Well, that's all i know that is about Robert Hooke 7 i felt that i had a better answere than that other people's answers.P.S. Thanks. Good-Bye!!!!!also he found out about microscopes and baisically discovered cells so yeh but i dony no much so what the heck. xxx thanx xxx


What book was Robert Hooke famous for?

i think it was something to do with cells because he was the person who gave "cells" the name cells so it might be something about that but he did write a famous children's book and there was something special about it but i don't no what and it doesn't say what it was called either soza xxx xxx


Did Robert Hooke invent the cell?

Robert Hooke Discovered the cell in 1665


What does ut tensio sic vis mean?

Literally translated means "As the stretch, so the Force". Robert Hooke used this phrase to describe the reaction of material to a force, now known as Hooke's Law.


Why did Robert Hooke invent the compound microscope?

Robert Hooke invented the compound microscope to help with his research in biology and to study the details of small organisms and structures. The microscope allowed him to see objects at a higher magnification and resolution than was previously possible, enabling significant advancements in the study of living organisms.