Scientist
Robert Hooke
Coined the word cell for what he saw in cork, formulated the law of elasticity, and quarrelled with Newton so badly that no portrait of him survives.
Robert Hooke was an English polymath who was active as a physicist, astronomer, geologist, meteorologist, and architect. He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, using a compound microscope that he designed. Hooke was an impoverished scientific inquirer in young adulthood who went on to become one of the most important scientists of his time. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, Hooke attained wealth and esteem by performing more than half of the property line surveys and assisting with the city's rapid reconstruction. Often vilified by writers in the centuries after his death, his reputation was restored at the end of the twentieth century and he has been called "England's Leonardo [da Vinci]".
- Born
- 1635-07-28, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, EnglandA Saturday
- Died
- 1703-03-03, London, EnglandA Saturday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1635-07-28, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 4°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 18°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 0°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 12°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 27°06′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 6°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 27°26′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1703-03-03, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 12°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 10°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 6°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 16°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 8°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 20°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 10°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 14°20′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Hooke was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
