Newton, Sir Isaac, 1642-1727 (Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1642 - 1727

Biography

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was born at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, on 25 December 1642. He attended Grantham Grammar School, 1654-1656, before matriculating at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1661 (B.A., 1665), where he became a Fellow in 1667. In 1669 he was appointed Lucasian Professor at the university. Newton was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672, and served as its President, 1703-1727. He was M.P. for Cambridge University, 1689 and 1701-1702. Newton's work on optics was published in 1704, and his research on the laws of motion appeared in his Principia, published in 1687. His other work included theological writings and the use of astronomy to try to amend ancient chronology. He was knighted in 1705, and died at Kensington, London, on 20 March 1727.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Item

A short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great, 1727

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3988

Scope and Contents

? A note on f.1r reads: "This is the original manuscript from which Sr Isaac Newton's Chronology was printed in 1727. & belongs to John Conduitt."

Dates: 1727

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton/1 with the exception of MS.Add.4007, which is open for consultation by holders of a Reader's Ticket valid for the Manuscripts Reading Room.

Found in: Cambridge University Library / The Portsmouth Collection

Series

Out of the Hystory of the Royall Society, c 1665-c 1672

Series

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3958.1: 5-8

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.

Dates: c 1665-c 1672

Found in: Cambridge University Library / The Portsmouth Collection / Early Papers by Newton / Extracts by Newton from Various Texts

Fonds

The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended, c 1700

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3987

Scope and Contents

A draft of the treatise published in 1727.

Dates: c 1700