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Paper, 'Proportion of velocity to distance' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: CLP/20/74

Date: 17th century

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Calculates an equation with velocity as the roots of the reciprocals of distances. Includes a mathematical diagram accompanying the notes on the relationship between velocity and distance, which shows a grid with measurements.

Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
CLP/20/74
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17th century
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Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Paper, 'Proportion of velocity to distance' by Robert Hooke, 17th century, CLP/20/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_74/paper-proportion-of-velocity-to-distance-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 10 December 2025

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