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GREAT SCIENTISTS OF WORLD -ISAAC NEWTON

Isaac Newton, in full Sir Isaac Newton, (born December 25, 1642 [January 4, 1643, New Style], Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England—died March 20 [March 31], 1727, London), English physicist and mathematician, who was the culminating figure of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century.

 

Isaac Newton was a physicist and mathematician who developed the principles of modern physics, including the laws of motion and is credited as one of the

great minds of the 17th-century Scientific Revolution.Besides his work on universal gravitation (gravity), Newton developed the three laws of motion which form the basic principles of modern physics. His discovery of calculus led the way to more powerful methods of solving mathematical problems. 


The legend is 
that a young Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree when he was bonked on the head by a falling piece of fruit, a 17th-century “aha moment” that prompted him to suddenly come up with his law of gravity.

 

Newton's Three Laws of Motion and his Law of Gravity are probably the most famous of all physics. They govern the motion of objects that we see in our everyday lives. Newton's First Law of Motion says that an object will remain in its state of motion unless acted upon by force.

Law of gravity.

  law stating that any two masses attract each other with a force equal to a constant (called the gravitational constant) multiplied by the product of the two masses and divided by the square of the distance between them.

Thee  law  of  motion 

 They describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces. More precisely, the first law defines the force qualitatively,Newton's first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force the second law offers a quantitative measure of the force,Newton's second law states that the acceleration of an object is directly related to the net force and inversely related to its mass. Acceleration of an object depends on two things, force and mass. .His third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. In other words, if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B also exerts an equal and opposite force on object A.

 Newton  was described  as “the supreme genius and most enigmatic character in the history of science.” His three greatest discoveries — the theory of universal gravitation, the nature of white light and calculus — are the reasons why he is considered such an important figure in the history of science.

Newton  discovered  Telescope   The Newtonian telescope, also called the Newtonian reflector or just the Newtonian, is a type of reflecting telescope invented Newton , using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror. 

Newton received several awards and honors such as a knighthood, the top mathematics professor at Cambridge University, admission to the Royal Society, a seat in Parliament and burial in Westminster Abbey. ... In 1672, Newton was admitted to the Royal Society.

  Newton  was    ever married.He  had no children.

 Newton died in his sleep in London on 20 March 1727 .After his death, Newton's hair was examined and found to contain mercury, probably resulting from his alchemical pursuits. Mercury poisoning could explain Newton's eccentricity in late life.

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