Isaac Newton

1. Isaac Newton

2. born on Christmas Day, 1642 a premature infant and was not expected to live small enough to fit into a quart pot In the beginning, Isaac was . . .

3. bringing 3 new brothers and sisters to live with Isaac and his grandmother. His father died 3 months before he was born. His mother remarried a wealthy clergyman and left Isaac with his grandmother for 8 years . . . until the clergyman died, and his mother came back to the manor,

4. Isaac was expected to follow the family tradition of farming. Do I LOOK like a farmer?

5. Isaac was also udderly useless at cattle herding. Newton’s Acres

6. persuaded his mother to let him go to Cambridge University paid his way for 3 years by waiting tables and cleaning rooms for rich kids and faculty was awarded a scholarship for the next four years. Instead, Isaac . . .

7. However, the reached England, and Cambridge University closed.

8. Isaac left Cambridge and home-schooled himself for two years. He developed the theory of gravity, the theory of light, and calculus . . .. at home.

9. During these two years, Isaac Newton made his greatest discovery.

11. Isaac determined that gravity exists throughout the universe.

12. investigated the nature of light discovered that a prism splits white light into a range of colors named this color range the During this time, Isaac also. . . spectrum

14. concluded that telescopes using lenses caused distortion constructed a reflecting telescope that gathered light with mirrors instead of lenses While waiting for the plague to end, Isaac continued studying light, and

15. Isaac’s first major public scientific achievement was the invention, design, and construction of the reflecting telescope.

16. Edmund, who went to the same hairdresser as Isaac, was known for discovering a comet convinced Isaac that he needed to publish his works and discoveries One of Isaac’s really good friends was Edmund Halley. so . . .

17. In 1687, Newton published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. wrote how his principle of gravity explained the motions of objects in space, as well as the falling bodies on earth explained his three laws of motion, the motions of the planets and their satellites, the motions of comets, and the occurrence of tides

18. Newton’s book changed man’s view of the universe.

19. People were shaving the edges of coins to get the silver for themselves. Isaac became a very recognizable public figure. The result was that he was appointed $ Warden of the Mint

20. Minting Machine Isaac was required to take an oath, swearing that he would not reveal the “new Invention of Rounding the money & marking the edges of them with letters or grainings.”

21. Isaac lived in the Warden’s house inside the Tower of London. He prosecuted counterfeiters vigorously. He was promoted to Master of the Mint and became very wealthy.

22. In 1705, Isaac Newton became When speaking about his accomplishments, Sir Isaac stated, “If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Isaac was the first scientist to be knighted for his work. What do you think he meant by that? Queen Anne

23. Isaac was 85 years old. He had suffered several nervous breakdowns, possibly because of massive amounts of mercury later discovered in his body. Sir Isaac Newton died in 1727.

24. Sir Isaac Newton was buried with much ceremony in Westminster Abbey, along with the Kings and Queens of England.

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