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) 341 copies, 2 reviews
The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (2016) 142 copies
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John (1991) 120 copies, 2 reviews
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World (2010) 17 copies
A Historical Account Of Two Notable Corruptions Of Scripture: In A Letter To A Friend (2009) 13 copies, 1 review
Unpublished scientific papers of Isaac Newton : a selection from the Portsmouth Collection in the University Library, Cambridge (1962) 10 copies
College Notebook 9 copies
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosphy and His System of the World (Principia) (2000) 8 copies
Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Six Book 26) (2016) 7 copies
The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 2, 1667-1670 (The Mathematical Papers of Sir Isaac Newton) (v. 2): 1667-1670 v. 2 (2008) 5 copies
Isaac Newton Classics: Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John (2020) 4 copies
The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 8 (The Mathematical Papers of Sir Isaac Newton) (1981) 4 copies
Opticks;: Or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections, and colours of light (1952) 3 copies
The method of fluxions and infinite series : with its application to the geometry of curve-lines ... 3 copies
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton (Volume 6) — Author — 2 copies
Unpublished First Version of Isaac Newton's Cambridge Lectures on Optics, 1670-72 (Newton manuscripts series / University of Cambridge. Library) (1973) 2 copies
Isaac Newton Classics: Opticks: A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light: illustrated (2021) 2 copies
Observations upon the prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John. In two parts. By Sir Isaac Newton. (2010) 2 copies
El Templo de Salomón (manuscrito "Prolegomena ad lexici prophetici partem secundam") (2009) 2 copies
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton (Volume 7) — Author — 2 copies
Selección 2 copies
The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 1. The Optical Lectures 16701672 (Optical Papers of Isaac Newton) (1984) 2 copies
Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton 2 copies
Science, Philology and Theology in Isaac Newton's Temple of Solomon : prolegomena ad Lexici Prophetici partem secundam manuscript (2013) 2 copies
Sir Isaac Newton's Tables for renewing and purchasing the leases of cathedral-churches and colleges 1 copy
Principia , Vol. II 1 copy
Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of Saint John (Translated) (2024) 1 copy
Opticks, or, A Trreatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections & Colours of Light (1952) 1 copy
Theological manuscripts 1 copy
Principia, Vol. I 1 copy
Newton válogatott írásai 1 copy
TRANSCRIPTION AND COMMENTARY ISAAC NEWTONS TWELVE ARTICLES ON GOD AND CHRIST, 1710S-1720, KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE (2019) 1 copy
Optical lectures, read in the publick schools of the University of Cambridge, Anno Domini, 1669 1 copy
Newton's Opticks: A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light (2024) 1 copy
Works of Isaac Newton 1 copy
Newton & Leibniz 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
Abhandlungen über jene Grundsätze der Mechanik, die Integrale der Differentialgleichungen liefern 1 copy
Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes: Including Letters of Other Eminent Men . (1850) 1 copy
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World (2022) 1 copy
El sistema del mundo 1 copy
Mathematical Principles 1 copy
A Theological Miscellany 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
Newton’s College Notebook 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
Associated Works
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy (2002) — Contributor — 1,325 copies, 7 reviews
The Foundations of Newton’s Alchemy, or, “The Hunting of the Greene Lyon” (1975) 70 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1643-01-04
- Date of death
- 1727-03-31
- Gender
- male
- Education
- The King's School, Grantham
Trinity College, Cambridge - Occupations
- professor
Warden of the Mint (England, UK)
mathematician
Master of the Mint (England, UK)
Member of Parliament (UK)
natural philosopher - 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 - Relationships
- Desaguliers, John Theophilus (experimental assistant)
Tollet, Elizabeth (friend) - Short biography
- [from Britannica.com]
Isaac Newton (born December 25, 1642 [January 4, 1643, New Style], Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England—died March 20 [March 31], 1727, London) was an English physicist and mathematician who was the culminating figure of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. In optics, his discovery of the composition of white light integrated the phenomena of colors into the science of light and laid the foundation for modern physical optics. In mechanics, his three laws of motion, the basic principles of modern physics, resulted in the formulation of the law of universal gravitation. In mathematics, he was the original discoverer of the infinitesimal calculus. Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1687) was one of the most important single works in the history of modern science. - Nationality
- England
- Birthplace
- Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, Middlesex, England, UK
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK - Place of death
- Kensington, Middlesex, England, UK
- Burial location
- Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Map Location
- UK
- Disambiguation notice
- VIAF:22146457
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Reviews
Isaac Newton was the first chronological revisionist, in the vein of Velikovsky and Rohl. And, in fact, like Rohl, he makes Sesostris, i.e. Ramesses II, the Shishak of the Bible. Like the Pierce's wonderful edition of James Ussher's work, this work has new appendicies and references and is set in new type. But, but, but... it also suffers from the Pierce's blind and unthinking acceptance of Archbishop Ussher's unimaginative (and mostly erroneous) biblical chronology. This otherwise nifty show more reprinting of Newton's chronological artifact is marred by the fact that the editors change dates to make it fit their biblical chronology. Thus sentences like this in the introduction: "Newton thought that Saul reigned for only ten years, whereas he reigned for forty. A few dates before Saul's reign were changed accordingly and noted." "[If Newton would only have accepted Ussher's correct chronology, then] he would have seen his error." And so forth. This makes it less a document of Newton's and more a Pierce hobby-horse. Thus, three-and-a-half stars. show less
Opticks: Or a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections & Colours of Light-Based on the Fourth Edition London, 1730 by Sir Isaac Newton
This groundbreaking treatise on the nature of light was originally written in 1704 by Sir Isaac Newton. This particular book is based on the fourth edition, which was printed in 1730. Using practical and repeatable experiments, Newton demonstrates the nature of light and the origins of color. I'm not sure if this is abridged or not but either way it is quite interesting.
I have read The Principia which is also by Newton, but Opticks is far more understandable and accessible. Principia was show more mostly based on theory and was translated from Latin, so it is a breath of fresh air to have a book that was originally written in English and has images that are close to the text that refers to them. Also, Opticks is quite practical since the experiments can be reproduced. All you need is a set of prisms, natural light and a way to shut out that light.
The treatise is split into three books, but I don't think it is complete. I believe the preface mentioned that some of the book was removed in the later editions, but I don't think it took away from the book itself. This book also contains a portion containing the history of the treatise and a forward by Albert Einstein.
All in all, this book was quite amazing and well written. I would certainly read this again. show less
I have read The Principia which is also by Newton, but Opticks is far more understandable and accessible. Principia was show more mostly based on theory and was translated from Latin, so it is a breath of fresh air to have a book that was originally written in English and has images that are close to the text that refers to them. Also, Opticks is quite practical since the experiments can be reproduced. All you need is a set of prisms, natural light and a way to shut out that light.
The treatise is split into three books, but I don't think it is complete. I believe the preface mentioned that some of the book was removed in the later editions, but I don't think it took away from the book itself. This book also contains a portion containing the history of the treatise and a forward by Albert Einstein.
All in all, this book was quite amazing and well written. I would certainly read this again. show less
A Historical Account Of Two Notable Corruptions Of Scripture: In A Letter To A Friend by Isaac Newton
Sir Issac Newton's analysis of 1John 5:7-8 and also 1Tim 3:16. An incredible amount of detail on the various manuscripts and sources that did or didn't have "three in heaven" in their version and why he feels the evidence leads to the conclusion that there was a corruption of the scripture.
To follow the argument, it does help if one has done some reading or studying of Bible history and of the ancient manuscripts. Else when he speaks in XVI of "Yes, truly, those Arians were crafty knaves, show more that would conspire so cunningly and slily all over the world at once" ... to razed the passage out of their books - provides a hearty guffaw if one has knowledge of Arianism show less
To follow the argument, it does help if one has done some reading or studying of Bible history and of the ancient manuscripts. Else when he speaks in XVI of "Yes, truly, those Arians were crafty knaves, show more that would conspire so cunningly and slily all over the world at once" ... to razed the passage out of their books - provides a hearty guffaw if one has knowledge of Arianism show less
Minitab is a great app for understanding and learning statistics and this book does a good job of introducing the tool in a logical way. Each chapter is dedicated to a particular topic in statistics and provides recipes for tasks within that topic.
I rate this only three stars because it is too rote (compared to other cookbooks I've used) and doesn't provide a lot of theoretical context.
I rate this only three stars because it is too rote (compared to other cookbooks I've used) and doesn't provide a lot of theoretical context.
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