He fell out with Hooke over comments which he had made to Charles II advising against a patent for Hooke 's spring-regulated watch. Hooke and others in the Royal Society began to feel that the time had come for a change of President.
Siya Nahulog out na may mahigit Hooke comments na niya na ginawa sa Charles II advising laban sa isang patent para sa Hooke 's spring-regulated watch. Hooke at iba pa sa Royal Society nagsimula sa pakiramdam na ang oras ay dumating para sa isang pagbabago ng Pangulo.