Illustration of Hooke's Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring, 1678. Artist: Unknown

Illustration of Hooke's Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring, 1678. Artist: Unknown

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Illustration of Hooke's Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring, 1678. Robert Hooke (1635-1703), English scientist and inventor, formulated his law in 1676, stating that the elongation of elastic materials is proportional to the force applied. From De Potentia Restitutiva by Robert Hooke. (London, 1678).


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