In 1700 he is appointed Master of the Mint. He helps recall all of the old British coins so they can be replaced with new ones. Newton is given the job of Warden of the Mint in 1696. Some think now that he may have been experiencing mercury poisoning from some of his experiments. He serves for one year.Īround 1693 Newton's health begins to fail and his mind seems to wander. In 1689 Newton runs for Parliament and wins a seat. Published in 1687, this work details the 3 laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. His work turns into a 3-volume book known as Principia. In 1684 a scientist urges Newton to write about how a planet moves in a certain orbit.
Newton publishes his major work, Principia. The members are so impressed they invite Newton to join. Barrow, takes it to the Royal Society of London, the country's most famous scientific society. Newton builds an improved version of the reflecting telescope. Newton joins the Royal Society of London. In 1669 he is made a professor of mathematics. He is given a fellowship, a special award where he is paid to study. He experiments with the origin of colors and the nature of gravity, and creates what we know as calculus today.Ĭambridge reopens in 1667, and Newton returns to study for his master of arts degree. Newton returns to Woolsthorpe (1665-1666).Ĭambridge closes down because of the plague in London. In 1665 he receives his bachelor's of arts degree. He is so involved in studying that he sometimes forgets to eat. While at Cambridge, Newton divides a notebook into 45 sections so he can make notes of things he wants to know about. Newton receives a bachelor's of arts degree. He enrolls at Trinity College at Cambridge in 1661. Newton wants to study instead, and he is eventually sent back to prepare for college. When Newton is 16, his mother brings him home from King's School to learn to be a farmer. After seeing a windmill, he builds a working model of his own. He builds wooden models, carves sundials, draws, and builds a water clock. While in Grantham, Newton stays in the home of Mr.
Newton's creativity begins to show (About 1653 to about 1657). At first he does poorly, but after beating up a bully, he pushes himself to the head of the class. About six years later he is sent to Grantham, a town seven miles away, to attend King's School. Newton attends King's School in Grantham (About 1653).Īt the age of 5, Newton goes to the village school. He is very weak at birth and isn't expected to live. Isaac Newton is born on Christmas Day in 1642 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, about 100 miles north of London.
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