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Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton. (1642-1747) By: Jessica, Tony, Trish, Martin & Mirna . His Early Years. Born in Lincolnshire in 1642 Son of Robert Newton, an independent Farmer His Father was illiterate He died 3 months before Isaac was born. His Early Years (con’t). His Mother, Named Hannah

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Sir Isaac Newton

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  1. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1747) By: Jessica, Tony, Trish, Martin & Mirna

  2. His Early Years • Born in Lincolnshire in 1642 • Son of Robert Newton, an independent Farmer • His Father was illiterate • He died 3 months before Isaac was born

  3. His Early Years (con’t) • His Mother, Named Hannah • Isaac was a premature baby • She remarried (to a wealthy clergy man) • His Step-Father Died when Isaac was eleven • He was raised by his grandmother

  4. Early Years (con’t) • AT age Twelve, he was enrolled in King School at Grantham • Henry Stokes and Mr. Clark inspired Newton to become a scientist

  5. His Later Education • Entered Cambridge University in 1661 • Received a fellowship at Trinity College in 1967 • Became a Lucasion Professor of mathematics in 1669, and held it for 32 years • Elected as a member of Parliament fo the university of Cambridge.

  6. Newton’s Greatest Works • Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica • (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) • Natural Philosophy was the study of the laws of Nature • This book was divided into an introduction and three books

  7. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia • Book 1 states, the foundation of the science of mathematics (Hall) • Book 2, inaugurates the theory of fluids • Book 3, shows the laws of gravitation at work in the universe

  8. Mathematics • Founder of Calculus • Newton’s contributions to mathematics: • differentiation • integration • Fluxions • Inverfluxion

  9. Newton’s Law of Gravitation • Every particle in the Universe attracts every other particle in the Universe with a force that depends on the product of the two particle masses divided by the square of the distance between them. • He formulated a Universal Gravitational Constant called the G-Constant. It’s value is 6.670 x10^-8cm^3/gsec^2

  10. Newton’s First Law • Every body continues in rest or in uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it (Christianson 292)

  11. Newton’s Second Law • The change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.

  12. Newton’s Third Law • To every action there is always an equal reaction or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and directed to contrary parts.

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