Pioneering scientist Robert Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · 1-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 20, 2012 · 1-Down · 5 letters
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English 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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