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On this day in 1638 – July 28th – English polymath Robert Hooke, often called "England's Leonardo", was born in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.

Hooke contributed to astronomy, geology, structural engineering, chemistry and physics, helped rebuild London after the Great Fire, and was a renowned experimenter, inventor, musician and artist.

Mona Evans
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