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:
Remarks on the nature and objects of Arithmetic, Geometry and Mechanics, 26 September 1706
Plus some notes on theology. f.182 is part of the preface of Principia.
Report to the Lords of the Admiralty on the Different Projects for Determining the Longtitude at Sea, c 1697-c 1725
Several drafts: Newton autograph.
Researches into the General Properties of Curves, c 1667
Primarily Newton autographs and letters to Newton.
Results of an experiment involving lead balls, c 1685-c 1700
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.
Revision of the Principia. Notes relating to Calculation of orbits of Comets, 1690-1710
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.
Robert Boyle: Letters from him
Robert Boyle to Captain Thornhill, 14 November 1678, concerning the repayment of a sum of money, 2 pages and address. The letter is signed by Boyle and his sister, Lady Ranelagh. Robert Boyle to Sir Isaac Newton, 19 August 1682, concerning various matters, including the appearance of a comet, 2 pages and address.
Rough drafts of the Leibnitz Scholium in the 2nd Edition of the Principia, and proposed additions to it, c 1700-c 1712
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.
Rough Notes and Calculations, c 1675-c 1687
Probably preliminary work for the first edition of Principia.
Scheme of Observations Recommended to a Traveller, c 1665-c 1727
Under the subject headings: astronomy, geography, navigation, mechanics and minerology.
Scholium
Primarily Newton autographs and letters to Newton.
Scraps containing Propositions in Geometry, c 1665-c 1727
a) To describe a Conic Section through five given points; b) To describe a Conic Section passing through two points and touching three given straight lines. See also Add. 3963.12: 127-152.
Several Drafts of an Intended Preface to the Commercium Epistolicum, c 1710-c 1720
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.
Several drafts of letters of Newton to Des Maizeaux after the death of Leibnitz, c 1716-c 1720
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.
Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to Robert Boyle
A letter from Sir Isaac Newton to Robert Boyle, 28 February 1679, regarding the cause of gravitation. The letter is a file copy written in the hand of Newton's amanuensis. There are corrections and additions by Newton, who has signed the letter at the end.
Sir Isaac Newton: Notes on 'Principia', and related papers
In Latin. fo. 1: tables on the motions of two comets, 1682-3. For the first, see Edmond Halley, Astronomical Tables, London, 1752. The printed table differs in some particulars from this copy. fo. 5: Newton: notes on the periods and distances of the satellites of Saturn, and of the planets. fo. 9: Newton: notes on Principia, p. 370, l. 28.
Solution problematis veterum de loco solido, 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.
Some Propositions in Fluxions, c 1665-c 1700
Papers on infinite series, curves and fluxions, in the hands of Newton and two others.
Speculations as to the Constitution of Matter and the Nature of the Action of Heat, c 1670-c 1710
Drafts of 'Optics' and other miscellaneous material.
Sublimations of Calx Albus with Salammoniac etc., c 1670-c 1700 (Dated '10 July'. Year unknown.)
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.
Subliming Antimonial Sublimate with Lead Antimoniate etc.; Action of Nitric Acid and Salammoniac on Antimony Sulphide etc., January 1679 (1679/80)
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.
Subliming Antimony with Salamoniac; Alloying Antimony with Lead and Other Metals, 10 December 1678-15 September 1679
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.
Systema Mundi, c 1675-c 1687
Draft of Principia Book III.
Table of figures comparing Newton, Halley and three others, c 1680-c 1750
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.
Table of Sines to Every Half Degree, c 1700
Notes and papers regarding algebra and trigonometry.
Testamonial to David Gregory for the position of Astronomy Professor at Oxford, 27 July 1691
Papers either in Newton's hand or concerning his life and work. Subjects covered include the Royal Society, education, cosmography, mechanics, mathematics, astronomy and shipbuilding.
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