Isaac Newton (1643–1727)
Author of Principia Mathematica
About the Author
Born at Woolsthorpe, England, Sir Isaac Newton was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he graduated in 1665. During the plague of 1666, he remained at Woolsthorpe, during which time he formulated his theory of fluxions (the infinitesimal calculus) and the main outlines of his show more theories of mechanics, astronomy, and optics, including the theory of universal gravitation. The results of his researches were not circulated until 1669, but when he returned to Trinity in 1667, he was immediately appointed to succeed his teacher as professor of mathematics. His greatest work, the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, was published in 1687 to immediate and universal acclaim. Newton was elected to Parliament in 1689. In 1699, he was appointed head of the royal mint, and four years later he was elected president of the Royal Society; both positions he held until his death. In later life, Newton devoted his main intellectual energies to theological speculation and alchemical experiments. In April 1705, Queen Anne knighted Newton during a royal visit to Trinity College, Cambridge. He was only the second scientist to have been awarded knighthood. Newton died in his sleep in London on March 31, 1727, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Because of his scientific nature, Newton's religious beliefs were never wholly known. His study of the laws of motion and universal gravitation became his best-known discoveries, but after much examination he admitted that, "Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion. God governs all things and knows all that is or can be done." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
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Image credit: http://www.librarything.com/work.php?book=1708066 1855 edition
Series
Works by Isaac Newton
Opticks: Or a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections & Colours of Light (1704) 323 copies, 2 reviews
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John (1991) 111 copies, 2 reviews
Selections From Newton's Principia (Science Classics Modules for Humanities Studies) (2004) 20 copies
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World (2010) 15 copies
A Historical Account Of Two Notable Corruptions Of Scripture: In A Letter To A Friend (2009) 9 copies, 1 review
College Notebook 9 copies
Unpublished scientific papers of Isaac Newton : a selection from the Portsmouth Collection in the University Library,… (1962) 8 copies
Principia: Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosphy and His System of the World (2000) 6 copies
Os Pensadores - Newton 6 copies
Universal arithmetick: or, a treatise of arithmetical composition and resolution. To which is added, Dr. Halley's… (2009) 4 copies
Principia Mathematica: A Two Volume Set (1) Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. (2) A Guide to Newton's… (2008) 4 copies
Four Letters From Sir Isaac Newton to Doctor Bentley: Containing Some Arguments in Proof of a Deity (1900) 3 copies, 1 review
The method of fluxions and infinite series; : with its application to the geometry of curve-lines. 3 copies
The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 7, 1691-1695 (The Mathematical Papers of Sir Isaac Newton) (v. 7) (1976) 3 copies
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton (Volume 7) — Author — 2 copies
Unpublished First Version of Isaac Newton's Cambridge Lectures on Optics, 1670-72 (Newton manuscripts series /… (1973) 2 copies
De philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. - Les principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturaliste (1985) 2 copies
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton (Volume 6) — Author — 2 copies
Science, Philology and Theology in Isaac Newton's Temple of Solomon : prolegomena ad Lexici Prophetici partem secundam… (2013) 2 copies
El Templo de Salomón (manuscrito "Prolegomena ad lexici prophetici partem secundam") (2009) 2 copies
The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 1. The Optical Lectures 16701672 (Optical Papers of Isaac Newton) (1984) 2 copies
Observations upon the prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John. In two parts. By Sir Isaac Newton. (2010) 2 copies
Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton 2 copies
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World (2022) 1 copy
Sir Isaac Newton's Tables for renewing and purchasing the leases of cathedral-churches and colleges 1 copy
Opticks, or, A Trreatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections & Colours of Light (1952) 1 copy
Principia, Vol. I 1 copy
Principia , Vol. II 1 copy
Daniel and the Apocalypse: With an Introductory Study of the Nature and the Cause of Unbelief, of Miracles and Prophecy… (2010) 1 copy
Traité d'optique sur les reflexions, refractions, inflexions, et couleurs de la lumiére, tr. par m.… 1 copy
Princípios Matemáticos * O peso e Equilíbrio dos Fluidos IN: Coleção "Os Pensadores" - Vol. XIX 1 copy
Optical lectures, read in the publick schools of the University of Cambridge, Anno Domini, 1669 1 copy
Newton válogatott írásai 1 copy
Filosofia naturala 1 copy
Selección 1 copy
Works of Isaac Newton 1 copy
Newton Leibnitz 1 copy
A new and most accurate theory of the moon's motion; whereby all her irregularities may be solved, ... Written by… (2010) 1 copy
Principles 1 copy
Isaac Newton 1 copy
The first three sections of Newton's Principia with an appendix; and the nonth and eleventh sections 1 copy
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton (Volume Numbers Unknown) — Author — 1 copy
El sistema del mundo 1 copy
Newton’s College Notebook 1 copy
Mathematical Principles 1 copy
I classici del pensiero libero [Corriere della sera]: Isaac Newton. Scritti sulla luce e i colori 1 copy
Isaaci Newtoni Ad Danielis profetae vaticinia, nec non Sancti Joannis Apocalypsin, observationes (2010) 1 copy
Abhandlungen über jene Grundsätze der Mechanik, die Integrale der Differentialgleichungen liefern 1 copy
Isaac Newton Classics: Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John (2020) 1 copy
The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 2, The Opticks (1704) and Related Papers ca.1688–1717 (2021) 1 copy
Great Books: Vol. 34: Optics 1 copy
A Theological Miscellany 1 copy
Associated Works
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy (2002) — Contributor — 1,216 copies, 7 reviews
The Foundations of Newton’s Alchemy, or, “The Hunting of the Greene Lyon” (1975) 67 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1643-01-04
- Date of death
- 1727-03-31
- Burial location
- Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
- Place of death
- Kensington, Middlesex, England
- Places of residence
- London, England
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England - Education
- The King's School, Grantham
Cambridge University (Trinity College) - Occupations
- professor
Warden of the Mint (England, UK)
mathematician
Master of the Mint (England, UK)
Member of Parliament (UK) - Relationships
- Desaguliers, John Theophilus (experimental assistant)
Tollet, Elizabeth (friend) - Organizations
- Royal Society (President, 1703-1727)
Board of Longitude
Trinity College, Cambridge (Fellow) - Awards and honors
- Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics, Cambridge
Knight Bachelor (1705)
Fellow of the Royal Society - Disambiguation notice
- VIAF:22146457
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Folio Archives 335: Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton 2008 in Folio Society Devotees (August 2023)
Isaac Newton in Legacy Libraries (May 2018)
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- Rating
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