Newton, Sir Isaac (1642–1727), natural philosopher and mathematician

by Richard S. Westfall

  • Early years and education
  • Undergraduate years
  • Anni mirabiles, 1665–1666
  • The central mathematical discoveries
  • Optics and mechanics
  • Lucasian professor
  • Theology and alchemy
  • Newton's Principia mathematica, 1687
  • Revolution
  • London and the mint
  • President of the Royal Society
  • The priority dispute
  • Final years

References

Themes

  • Lucasian professors of mathematics at Cambridge University
  • Royal Society

Other online resources

  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • Electronic Enlightenment
  • Grove Music Online
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives

DNB archive

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