Sir Isaac Newton

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 ·


Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (aged 46)
Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (aged 46)
Born 4 January 1643(1643-01-04)
[OS: 25 December 1642][1]
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
Lincolnshire, England
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
Signature
Sir Isaac Newton's signature
Notes
His mother was Hannah Ayscough. His half-niece was Catherine Barton.

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