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Quotations
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Isaac Newton Quotes
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Sir Isaac Newton ( January 4 , 1643 – March 31 1727 or in Old Style : December 25 , 1642 – March 20 , 1727 ) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor and natural philosopher. He is often regarded as the most...


Biography

Name: Isaac Newton, Sir
Birth Date: December 25, 1642
Death Date: March 20, 1727
Place of Birth: Lincolnshire, England
Place of Death: Kensington, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: scientist, mathematician

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Biography of Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton was one of the leading mathematical and scientific geniuses of the 17th and 18th centuries, best known for his far-reaching discoveries in mathematics, physics, and optics. Among Newton's many achievements was his invention of the calculus...
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Biography of Isaac Newton
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Born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, Newton was a premature baby who was not expected to live. His father had died three months previous to the birth, and his mother remarried three years later, leaving Newton in the care of his grandparents....
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Biography of (Sir) Isaac Newton
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Sir Isaac Newton, mathematician and natural philosopher, has been called the greatest English scientist and the father of modern empirical science. He invented the method of fluxions, which forms the basis of modern calculus; discovered the composition...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Sir Isaac Newton Summary
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1642-1727 English Physicist and Mathematician Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time. His work represents a major turning point in the history of science. He synthesized the work of his predecessors Nicolaus...
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Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) Summary
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English physicist In 1687, English physicist Sir Isaac Newton published a law of universal gravitation in his important and profoundly influential work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical principles of natural philosophy). Newton...
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Newton, Sir Isaac Summary
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Sir Isaac Newton developed the system of advanced mathematical...
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Sir Isaac Newton Summary
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1642-1727 English Physicist, Mathematician, and Astronomer Isaac Newton's combination of abilities as an experimentalist, theorist, and pure mathematician have never been surpassed, and his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687)...
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Isaac Newton Information
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News and Journals
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Isaac Newton
07/01/2005: 351 words, approx. 1 pages
James Gleick. Isaac Newton. New York: Vintage, 2003. "Isaac Newton said he had seen further by standing on the shoulders of giants, but he did not believe it. He was born into a world of darkness, obscurity, and magic; led a strangely pure...
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The Boston Globe
Isaac Newton in his time - and ours
07/28/2007: 395 words, approx. 1 pages
AS WITH Jeff Jacoby in his July 22 column "A teacher with faith and reason" (Op-ed), I've been struck by some of Isaac Newton's writings, a number of which indeed read as if written by a modern advocate of intelligent design. Jacoby argues that...
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AP News
Physicist Pierre-Gilles de Gennes dies
5/22/2007: 301 words, approx. 1 pages
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who was dubbed the "Isaac Newton of our time" for his pioneering research on liquid crystals, has died. He was 74.He died Friday in Orsay, a suburb of Paris, Le Monde reported Tuesday. A relative confirmed the death but...
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Hooke notes parallel science revolution
10/8/2007: 400 words, approx. 1 pages
The notes of 17th-century researcher Robert Hooke were posted on the Internet on Monday, opening an online window into the man who helped drive Britain's scientific revolution and laying bare his professional rivalries with the likes of Sir Isaac Newton.The notes, lost for centuries before...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Lecture by I. Bernard Cohen
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In the following, which was first delivered as a lecture in 1981, Cohen shows how Newton's interests and works have been revealed in three stages: in the material Newton himself chose to publish; in the manuscripts that were discovered and published after his death; and in the remaining manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, and annotated texts that were sold at auction in 1936 by Newton's family. Furthermore, Cohen discusses the relevance of such findings, arguing that they demonstrate, amo...
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Critical Essay by David Brewster
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In the excerpt below, Brewster comments in detail on Newton's religious writings, asserting that "if Sir Isaac Newton had not been distinguished as a mathematician and a natural philosopher, he would have enjoyed a high reputation as a theologian. "
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Critical Essay by Henry Guerlac
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In the following essay, Guerlac investigates the nature of Newton's reputation in France prior to 1699 and reassesses the view held by some critics that, prior to 1738, there was great opposition between individuals who advocated Newton's physical theories and those who propounded the theories of René Descartes.
 
Featured Essays
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Isaac Newton
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It is hard to exaggerate Sir Isaac Newton's contribution to science. He has single handedly explored every aspect of the mathematical and scientific fields known to the world.
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Biography of Isaac Newton
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This essay provides a detailed look at Newton's life. It explains all of his major works, and the impact they had on modern day science.
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Isaac Newton
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Essay discusses the life and accomplsihments of Issac Newton.
 


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