| 1635 | 18 July | Born Freshwater, Isle of Wight, son of The Rev John Hooke, curate to the parish. Hooke is intended for the Church, but headaches and a sickly constitution decree otherwise. |
| 1648 | Death of father; Hooke goes to London.
Enters Westminster School |
| 1653 | Enters Christ Church College, Oxford.Robert hooke microscope Robert hooke discovery of cellWhen did robert hooke dieWhat is robert hooke famous forWhen was robert hooke bornClose friend of Wren also an Old Westminster, who came up to Wadham in 1650. |
| 1655 | Communicates ‘artifices for flying’ to John Wilkins (Wadham College), studies astronomy with Seth Ward, assists Thomas Willis in Chemistry and is recommended by him to Robert Boyle.
Assists Boyle in construction of the air pump. |
| 1658 | Applied the circular pendulum to watches; refuses terms of a patent negotiated by Boyle. Discovery remains unknown until 1675. |
| 1661 | Publishes article on capillary attraction, later included in Micrographia. |
| 1662 | 12 November | Appointed Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society. |
| 1663 | 3 June | Elected Fellow of the Royal
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