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Where was Sir Isaac
Newton born?
Isaac Newton was born
at Woolsthorpe Manor ,
a hamlet in the county
of Lincolnshire,
England.
Instead of being a
mathematician/
scientist, Isaac
Newton’s mother
originally wanted him
to be a __________
Her mother wanted him
to follow the occupation
of his father, also named
Isaac Newton, a
prosperous farmer.
What was Isaac
Newton’s first major
public achievement,
earning him
membership in the
Royal Society?
In 1671, the Royal Society asked
for a demonstration of his
reflecting telescope. Their
interest encouraged him to
publish his notes, On Colour,
which he later expanded into
the work Opticks.
Who was Newton’s
eminent rival who
attacked his
methodology and
conclusion in his work
in optics and accused
him of plagiarism?
Robert Hooke criticised some
of Newton's ideas. Newton was
so offended that he withdrew
from public debates. Newton
and Hooke remained generally
on poor terms until Hooke's
death.
Newton’s book in 1687
where he formulated the
laws of motion and
universal gravitation?
His book Principia or
"Mathematical Principles
of Natural Philosophy”,
first published in 1687, laid
the foundations
for classical mechanics.
How many years was
Newton president of the
Royal Society?
He became president of
the Royal Society in 1703
and served until his
death on March 27, 1727.
A total of 24 years.
Under whose reign was
Newton honored with a
knighthood?
On April 16, 1705, Queen
Anne and her court
travelled to Cambridge
where she conferred 23
doctorates and knighted 3
men, one of whom was
Newton.
The Book II of Principia
by Newton, he
introduced ____
The second book
introduced the theory
of fluids. He solved
problems regarding the
movement of fluid and
movement through it.
While Newton held this
job, he drew an annual
income of as much as
2000 Great British
Pounds?
When Netwon moved to
London he became Warden
and Master of the Mint. He
launched campaigns to
battle London
counterfeiters. His salary at
the time was 2,000 GBP.
According to an article
in Discover Magazine,
Newton’s real life goal
was to discover____
Newton was also an amateur
alchemist. A manuscipt
discovered by Lawrence
Principe alleges that Newton
tried to discover a way to
create gold, which led him to
look for the Philosopher’s
Stone.
END
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Staff, L. (2012, May 14). Isaac Newton Biography. Retrieved August 24, 2014, from http://www.livescience.com/20296-isaac-newton.html
This Day In History: Isaac Newton Is Knighted. Retrieved August 25, 2014, from http://www.historychannel.com.au/classroom/day-in-history/553/isaac-newton-is-knighted
BBC (2014) Isaac Newton, (1643-1727) Retrieved August 25, 2014 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/newton_isaac.shtml Westfall, Richard S. Sir Isaac Newton, Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved August 25,
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