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In which year Robert Hooke presented his law of elasticity?

A

1672

B

 1674

C

1676

D

1678

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C
In 1676, Robert Hocke presented his law of elasticity, now called Hooke's law. Stress `prop` Strain
or Stress is = K strain `("Stress")/("Strain")=K`
where k is the proportionality constant and is known as modulus of elasticity.
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