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nounEnglish scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)
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- client (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- guest (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- hook make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
- sheldrake large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
- talon a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
- snapper large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
- node (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- chamois hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
- shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals