Isaac+Newton

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**__Table of contents:__**
1.Timeline 2.Greatest Accomplishments 3.Laws of Motion 4.Newton's Telescope picture 5.Political, Social, and Economic 6.Observing Light picture 7.Discovering Gravity picture 8.Principia picture 9.Works Cited



**__Timeline:__**
__1642 Sept 29-__ Newton's Dad dies __1642 Dec 25-__ Isaac Newton and Hannah Ayscough give birth to Isaac Newton __1643 Jan 1-__ Baptized __1655-__ Attends Grammar School __1665 Jan-__ Newton takes Bachelor's degree __1667 Oct 2-__ He writes Enumeratio curvarum __1668 July 7-__ Newton is granted Bachelor's degree __1682 Dec-__ Newton observes 'Halley's' comet __1686 Apr 28-__ Principia is presented __1687 Mar 1-__ Book II of Principia is presented __1687 Apr 4-__ Book III of Principia is presented __1687 July 5-__ Principia is published __1713-__ Principia re-published __1727-__ Principia re-published __1727 Mar 20-__ Newton dies

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**__Newton's Greatest Accomplishments:__**
He was sent to school at the age of 12 but by the age of 17, his mother took him out of school to work as a farmer. Newton had no interest in becoming a farmer and his mother was convinced to let him continue his education. At the age of 18 he attended Trinity College at Cambridge. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1665. The same year, Newton’s first great accomplishment occurred. This was that Newton refracted light through a prism and observes the color rainbow it produces. Newton then becomes Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge. This position kept in the field of mathematics and allowed him to have time and resources to do his research. When the plague struck the college, the college closed and Newton went home to his mother’s farm. This period of time allowed him to think deeply about his interests. In the months that followed, called annus mirabilis, Newton’s second great accomplishment came while watching apples fall from a tree. Watching the apple fall from the tree led him to his famous theory of universal gravitation. Newton invents Calculus as his third greatest accomplishment, but does not publish the idea before another scientist, Leibniz, independently publishes his version first. Leibniz was accused of plagiarizing but Leibniz denied it and many scientists argued over it for decades. Newton built the first reflecting telescope. He was elected a member of the Royal society in 1672 and president in1703. In 1687 he published Philosphiae naturalis principia mathematica. The book contained the Laws of Motion and Gravity. Robert Hooke who had published a flawed theory of Gravity before Newton, accused him of plagiarizing. Newton said he was unaware of his work and said he did it independently. The two scientists quarreled for many years. He had suffered from mental illness from 1693 to 1696. Newton was knighted in 1705 and was the first knighted scientist. 6 **LAWS OF MOTION VIDEO** media type="custom" key="550973" Return to top
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=__Political, Social, and Economic:__= 6 =Political= ||= =**Social**= ||= =**Economic**= || The views were contradictory to those of the church leading to more "science vs. religion" feuding and arguments. The governments must choose a side and gain/lose the support of the church or the scientists. ||= The sciences Newton discovered led to people's views changing about how the world works. It led to an increase in scientific thought pertaining to subjects he developed. The views were contradictory to those of the church leading to more "science vs. religion" feuding and arguments. ||= Isaac Newton's discoveries led to more fields of science allowing people to be paid working in those fields. ||
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Return to top = = 1) In what year was Isaac Newton born? a.1643 b.1642 c.1645 d.1644 2)What did Newton refract through a prism? a.calculus b.nothing c.gravity d.light 3) Who did Newton quarrel with about Calculus? a.Paul Kubler b.Gottfried Leibniz c.Robert Hooke d.Himself 4)What hit him on the head, leading him to the discovery of gravity? a.a frying pan b.apple c.banana d.orange 5)Why was Cambridge college, where Newton was attending, shut down? a.power outage b.bankruptcy c.it didn't shut down d.the plague 6)How many Laws of Motion are there? a.0 b.1 c.2 d.3 7)what was Newton's father's name? a.Paul Kubler b.Isaac Newton c.John Locke d.Gottfried Leibniz 8)Who published a flaw theory of Gravity before Newton? a.No one b.Gottfried Leibniz c.gravity doesn't exsist d.Robert Hooke e.Albert Einstein 9)What did Newton suffer from during the years 1693 to 1696? a.Depression b.Mental illness c.death of his father d.Loneliness 10)What did Newton use a telescope to observe in December 1682? a.Haley's Comet b.bacteria c.the sun d.the moon =Pictures=
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__Works Cited:__
1. Isaac Newton. Picture of Artwork. 17 Feb. 2008 [|http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newton.jpg>.] 2. Newton' Telescope. Picture of Object. 1670-1720. 17 Feb. 2008 http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/telescope.gif 3. Newton Refracting Light. Picture of Artwork. 17 Feb. 2008 [|.] 4. Newton Sees Falling Apple. Drawing. 17 Feb. 2008 http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/Science/Scientists/Scientists-36.html 5. Principia. Picture of Book. 17 Feb. 2008 http://www.manhattanrarebooks-science.com/images/newton%20daniel.jpg 6. A. "Isaac Newton." Galenet. 16 Feb. 2008 <[|http://galenet.galegroup.com/>.] B. "The Newtonian Moment." ProQuest. 17 Feb. 2008 [|http://proquest.umi.com/>.] C. "Newton on Mathematics." ProQuest. 17 Feb. 2008 [|http://proquest.umi.com/>.] Return to top