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 431 Collections and/or Records:
Unarranged fragments, mostly relating to the dispute with Leibniz, c 1665-c 1727
f.1 is in the hand of John Collins, most of the rest is in Newton's hand.
Undated Notes on Chemical Experiments, c 1670-c 1700
- Action of aqua fortis on antimony sulphide, etc. - Sublimation of alloy of antimony and lead with alammoniac, etc. - Experiments on lead ore, etc.
Unpublished Appendix to 'methodus': Problem IX, 1671
Follows on from Add. 3960.14: 110, line 27.
Various Experiments, August 1682
Similar experiments to Add. 3973.3. Some on lead ore, others on an alloy of tin and bismuth which he seems to call Diana.
Various Lunar Tables, c 1665-c 1727
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.
Very rough fragments relating to the Principia, c 1665-c 1727
Early drafts of the Principia and related notes; additions, corrections and revisions to the Principia. This is the 'general' category: papers relating specifically to lunar theory or containing mathematical problems are classified separately.
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