Newton, Sir Isaac, 1642-1727 (Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician)
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 6 Collections and/or Records:
A Scheme for Establishing the Royal Society, c 1665-c 1727
Seven drafts.
Isaac Newton letter to William Wright
James Speare: Remarks on Newton
138 folios. Fos 2, 3, 13-22, 26-33, 46-54, 63-67, 74 and 92-138 are blank. On fo. 1v: 'F. W. Lodington Ex dono J. Speare 1816'.
Notes from Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 16, No. 181 (1686-1687), pp. 78-123, c 1687 (Date refers to the notes from Philosophical Transactions only.)
And other fragmentary notes.
Out of Philosophicall Transactions, c 1667
Brief notes on all the items in Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678), Vol. 1 (1665 - 1666), pp.1-408; and Vol. 2 (1666-1667), pp.409-448.
Scheme of Observations Recommended to a Traveller, c 1665-c 1727
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