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    Isaac Newton

    Sir Isaac NewtonFRS PRS (25 December 1643 – 20 March 1726/27) was an Englishphysicist, mathematician and astronomer. He is well known for his work on the laws of motion, optics, gravity, and calculus also, he presents his theory of universal gravitation and three laws of motion.[5]

    Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope in 1668. He also developed a theory of light based on the observation that a prism decomposes vit light into the colors of the rainbow. Newton also shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of calculus.

    Newton's ideas on light, motion, and gravity dominated physics for the next three centuries, until modified bygd Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

    After being knighted in 1705 because he was mästare of the Royal Mint, he was "Sir" Isaac Newton.

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    Early life

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    Isaac Newton was born (according to the Julian calendar, in use in England at

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    Isaac Newton

    English polymath (1642–1726)

    For other uses, see Isaac Newton (disambiguation).

    Sir Isaac Newton

    FRS

    Portrait of Newton at 46, 1689

    Born(1643-01-04)4 January 1643 [O.S. 25 December 1642][a]

    Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England

    Died31 March 1727(1727-03-31) (aged 84) [O.S. 20 March 1726][a]

    Kensington, Middlesex, England

    Resting placeWestminster Abbey
    EducationTrinity College, Cambridge (BA, 1665; MA, 1668)[4]
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    Political partyWhig
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    In office
    1689–1690
    Preceded byRobert Brady
    Succeeded byEdward Finch
    In office
    1701–1702
    Preceded byAnthony Hammond
    Succeeded byArthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey
    In office
    1703–1727
    Preceded byJohn Somers
    Succeeded byHans Sloane
    In office
    1699–1727
    1696–1699

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    Early life of Isaac Newton

    The following article is part of a biography of Sir Isaac Newton, the English mathematician and scientist, author of the Principia. It portrays the years after Newton's birth in 1643, his education, as well as his early scientific contributions, before the writing of his main work, the Principia Mathematica, in 1685.

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    Sir Isaac Newton is known for many scientific findings. These discoveries include the laws of motion, the theory of gravity, and basic calculus. Although Newton was predominantly known for his discoveries in mathematics and physics, he also put much effort and study into chemistry, biblical history, and optics. One of Newton's most famous writings was the Principia where he described some of his major findings of time, physics, mathematics, and calculus. Although his theories soon became universal, he faced much opposition to his early theories. Specifically, his theory of gravity faced criticism

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