Isaac Newton

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The paper discusses how Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists of all times with achievements in other domains such as alchemy, chemistry and even religion or philosophy. The paper looks at Newton's work "Optiks," a study which best emphasizes his work on light and color, and his work "The Principia" that explains Newton's three laws and his definition of gravity.

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"Sir Isaac Newton is one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists of all times; usually presented by the historical documents of science as the academician who discovered the Law of Gravity, Newton also had great achievements in domains such as optics, mathematics, mechanics, alchemy, chemistry and even religion or philosophy. He was born in 1642 at Woolsthorpe, near Grantham in Lincolnshire, where he started his education. In 1661 he became a student of the Cambridge University and in 1667 a Fellow of the Trinity College, when he discovered his passion for mathematics. He later on became a professor of the university, this period of his life being mainly dedicated to studying mathematics, physics and alchemy. Moreover, he made his first public scientific achievement, the invention, design and construction of a reflecting telescope and he also wrote "Principia", a study of mathematical principles applied on natural philosophy, which was only published in 1687 ."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cohen, I. Bernard, The Newtonian Revolution, Cambridge, 1980, 546 pages;
• Koyre, Alexandre, Newtonian Studies, Harvard U. Press, 1965, 673 pages;
• Westfall, Richard S., Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton, Cambridge 1980;
• Isaac NEWTON, "The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", University of California Press, Los Angeles, 1999;
• Manuel, Frank E., "The Religion of Isaac Newton", Oxford 1974, 388 pages;

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