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Isaac Newton
[person]
English alchemist, physicist, astronomer and mathematician born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire (1643-1727). In 1672, Newton offered an experimental proof that light is composed of particles, and developed a theory of color based on the separation of white light through a prism. This theory was broadly (though not universally) accepted until the 18th century. In 1687, he published the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which many considered the most influential book in the history of science. In it, Newton presents his theories of universal gravitation and the laws of motion. He is credited, along with Gottfried Leibniz, for the development of calculus, and he demonstrated a consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravity, dispelling the final doubts in the scientific community over a heliocentric view of the solar system. He also contributed significantly to the development of new technology, inventing the reflecting telescope.
Appears in modules:
- Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
- Charles Darwin II Natural selection
- Chemical Bonding Ionic and covalent bonds and polarity
- Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
- Defining Energy Forms of energy, conversions, and measuring
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
- Earth Structure A virtual journey to the center of Earth
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Gravity The law of universal gravitation
- Scientific Institutions and Societies Types of institutions and their influence
- The Nature of Light Particle and wave theories
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
- Unit Conversion Dimensional analysis
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
- Waves and Wave Motion Describing waves
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