Hooke’s law states that the force (F) needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance (

Hooke’s law states that the force (F) needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance (x) scales linearly with respect to that distance;
Fₛ = -kx
Where;
Fₛ - spring force
k - spring constant
x - spring stretch or compression
Today we mark the 319th death anniversary of one of the greatest scientists of the 17th century, “England’s Leonardo” Robert Hooke who died on this day 3rd March 1703 in London.