Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (aged 46) | |
Born | 4 January 1643 [OS: 25 December 1642][1] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Lincolnshire, England |
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Died | 31 March 1727 (aged 84) [OS: 20 March 1726][1] Kensington, Middlesex, England |
Residence | England |
Citizenship | English |
Nationality | English (British from 1707) |
Fields | Physics, mathematics, astronomy, natural philosophy, alchemy, theology |
Institutions | University of Cambridge Royal Society |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Academic advisors | Isaac Barrow Benjamin Pulleyn[2][3] |
Notable students | Roger Cotes William Whiston John Wickins[4] Humphrey Newton[4] |
Known for | Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Calculus Optics |
Influences | Henry More |
Influenced | Nicolas Fatio de Duillier John Keill |
Religious stance | Monotheism; for details see article |
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Sir Isaac Newton
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