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Who was Isaac Newton's wife?
Never had one. (Studied gravity but still couldn't attract 💔)
What areas did Newton study? Name 4.
Physics, mathematics, and astronomy, optics, alchemy, theology.
Falling Apples
British/English
True or False: Isaac Newton's mother cared for him independently, since his father left.
False. He died.
What did Newton believe about the arts?
What were Newton's Three Laws?
Hint: 1. Law of I___, 2. Law of ___e, 3. Law of A___ & R____
Inertia, Force, Action and Reaction
What equation is used to represent Newton's Second Law?
F=m*A
What external problem or event caused Newton to go into isolation and perfect his works?
The Plague.
How was Newton able to study composition of light? What object did he use?
A prism.
Ex. John Locke. Provided help and support for mutually agreed upon ideas during the Enlightenment. Agreement on religious views. Soured relationship due to baseless accusations on Newton's side.
What type of reasoning did Isaac Newton utilize? Name 2.
Inductive, Deductive, Rejection of Hypothesis (Empirical)
What math subject did Isaac Newton invent in isolation?
Calculus
What time period did Isaac Newton live in? Answer with the name describing the period of history/scientific discovery.
Age of Enlightenment/Scientific Revolution.
What career was encouraged for Newton by his mother instead of becoming a scientist? Hint: F___
Farmer
Describe Isaac Newton's religious beliefs. Was he Catholic or Protestant? What beliefs did he hold secret?
Nontrinitarian (Unitarian) Protestant.
What two influential books did Newton write, detailing laws on motion, gravitation, and light?
What law did Newton propose states "The rate at which an object cools is proportional to the temperature difference between the object and its surrounding environment"
Empirical Law of Cooling
What time period did Isaac Newton live in? Answer with numbers.
1642 to 1727. (Exact years not required, but somewhere in that time frame.)
Which holiday was Isaac Newton born on according to the Julian Calendar?
Christmas
Identify 3 sins Isaac Newton admitted to in his diary letter dedicated towards God. Name the entry or diary it was kept in for extra 200 points.
Examples: Peevishness, hitting others, stealing, lying, making pies, eating an apple in Church, etc.
Fitzwilliam Notebook.
What scientists prior to Newton inspired his works? Name 3.
The college taught him about theories and works of Aristotle and more modern scientists such as Descartes, Copernicus, and Galileo
What is Newton's "Fourth" Law?
Hint: Law of... ____ G____
Law of Universal Gravitation
What significant organizations were Newton elected to? Hint: this was on the cursive at the presentation title slide.
Parliament for the University of Cambridge and President of the Royal Society for over two decades.
"Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is .. ___"
truth