Accomplishments
What were two of Isaac Newton's occupations?
Mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, theologian, chemist, literary historian
Where was he born?
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
What school did Newton first attend instead of pursuing farming?
The King's School in Grantham
Where was he buried?
Westminster Abbey
What is Sir Isaac Newton mainly known for? (2 parts)
Establishing the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity.
True or False: Newton was elected to the Royal Society of London in 1672
True
When was Sir Isaac Newton's birth?
January 4, 1643
Why did Isaac Newton have to pause his studies and return home for a period of time?
The Plague
True or False: Newton became Cambridge’s Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.
True
What is Newtons 2nd law?
Force equals mass times acceleration (F=MA).
Reflecting telescope!
Who died three months before Newton was born?
His father
What year did Isaac return to Cambridge to finish his studies?
1667
When was Newton's death?
March 31, 1727
What is Newton's 3rd law?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is the English translated version of Newton's most popular book on the laws of motion?
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
What occupation did his family want him to have?
Farmer
Who did Newton often converse with that led him to resign from the public eye?
Robert Hooke
What is one thing that was explained by Newton's discovery that everything pulls on each other through gravity?
Why planets move in orbits or why objects fall to the earth
What is the 1st law?
A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
What job did Newton end up doing at Cambridge?
Professor
True or False: Isaac was sent to live with his aunt for a period of time during his childhood.
False, it was his grandmother
What other famous astronomer died a year after Isaac Newton was born?
Galileo
What was Newton doing when he died?
Sleeping
(should be) FREE POINTS! What fell on Newton's head that led to his studies on gravity?
AN APPLE!!