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  • from=Middle English|dot= derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.
  • Robert Hooke (1635 ? 1703), an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His best remembered contribution was the discovery of the biological cell.

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