SIR ISAAC NEWTON

Sir Isaac Newton
Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (age 46)
Born	25 December 1642 [NS: 4 January 1643][1] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Lincolnshire, England
Died	20 March 1727 (aged 84) [NS: 31 March 1727][1] Kensington, Middlesex, England
Residence	England
Nationality	English
Fields	Physics, mathematics, astronomy, natural philosophy, alchemy, Christian theology
Institutions	University of Cambridge Royal Society Royal Mint
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisors	Isaac Barrow[2] Benjamin Pulleyn[3][4]
Notable students	Roger Cotes William Whiston
Known for	Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Infinitesimal calculus Optics Binomial series Newton's method Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Influences	Henry More[5] Polish Brethren[6]
	Nicolas Fatio de Duillier John Keill
Notes His mother was Hannah Ayscough. His half-niece was Catherine Barton. Isaac Newton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Isac Newton) Sir Isaac Newton Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (age 46) Born 25 December 1642 [NS: 4 January 1643][1] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Lincolnshire, England Died 20 March 1727 (aged 84) [NS: 31 March 1727][1] Kensington, Middlesex, England Residence England Nationality English Fields Physics, mathematics, astronomy, natural philosophy, alchemy, Christian theology Institutions University of Cambridge Royal Society Royal Mint Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge Academic advisors Isaac Barrow[2] Benjamin Pulleyn[3][4] Notable students Roger Cotes William Whiston Known for Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Infinitesimal calculus Optics Binomial series Newton's method Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica Influences Henry More[5] Polish Brethren[6] Influenced Nicolas Fatio de Duillier John Keill Signature Notes His mother was Hannah Ayscough. His half-niece was Catherine Barton. Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 [NS: 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727])[1] was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His monograph Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, lays the foundations for most of classical mechanics. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws, by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation, thus removing the last doubts about heliocentrism and advancing the Scientific Revolution. The Principia is generally considered to be one of the most important scientific books ever written. Widely regarded as one of the most influential people in human history, Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope[7] and developed a theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours that form the visible spectrum. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling and studied the speed of sound. In mathematics, Newton shares the credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of differential and integral calculus. He also demonstrated the generalised binomial theorem, developed Newton's method for approximating the roots of a function, and contributed to the study of power series.