Isaac Newton: Great Men in History: Great Men in History, #1
By Steve Knott
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The first volume of the series Great Men in History is dedicated to Isaac Newton.
With black-and-white illustrations and sidebars with contextual information, this biography is recommended for kids or anyone who wants to know about Isaac Newton in an easy and short read (10,000 words).
Isaac Newton was a physicist and mathematician who lived about 350 years ago, but his ideas and inventions still influence the world today. He is most famous for coming up with the theory of gravity after watching an apple fall from a tree, but this is just one of many incredible things he did in his life. As one of the most influential figures in history people of all ages can still learn from him, even to this day.
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Isaac Newton - Steve Knott
1. Introduction
It is the summer of 1665. The bubonic plague is spreading in London. In a few months, the people killed by the plague will be about 15% of the city's population. Everyone is desperate to leave London by any means.
The University of Cambridge is forced to close and send students to their homes. One of them, a young man in his twenties, goes back to his house in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire for what would be eighteen of the more important months in the history of science.
This young man is Isaac Newton. And during that time, he is going to experiment and develop his theories about light, gravitation, and calculus. His research of light would lead him to design a new model of telescope that will introduce him to the Royal Society of Science and to publish his theory of color.
As part of these investigations, he will develop the foundation for the infinitesimal calculus. However, as this work won't be published until years later, this will result in what's perhaps the most famous controversy of science, all over who is credited for first inventing calculus.
Isaac Newton
During his life, Isaac Newton was a student, a professor, a speaker, a politician, the head of the Royal Mint, a philosopher, a writer and much more. In addition to sciences and mathematics, Isaac Newton was also passionate about alchemy, by which it was possible to change the properties of different objects. Most people who studied this concept did so hoping they could turn metals such as iron or lead into gold or silver. He was also a scholar of biblical chronology, though much of his studies in this area were not published until long after his death.
As Isaac Newton progressed through his life, he had many extraordinary accomplishments, but he never stopped pushing himself to do more. It was not the accomplishment or the recognition he received that motivated him, but his genuine love for learning and gaining knowledge. It is widely believed that this is why he continued to read, learn, study and share his knowledge with others until the end of his life.
Isaac Newton was an interesting man with a diverse set of specialties. Today we can all still learn from him that it is always good to think and act in new ways. If we follow the example of Isaac Newton, there is nothing we can't do.
2. Early Years
Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day (December 25th) in 1642 according to the Julian calendar, which was used at the time. But according to today's modern calendar, known as the Gregorian calendar, he was born January 4, 1643. In the early and middle ages there were several changes to the calendar because of advancements in how people measured a year, as well as political reasons. The Gregorian calendar started to be used in 1582 and was fully accepted by all European countries by 1923. We still use this calendar today.
The Julian calendar
Julius Caesar
The Julian calendar was a revision to the Roman calendar. It was introduced by