Isaac Newton

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born

in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, England, The United Kingdom

January 04, 1643

died

March 31, 1727

gender

male

website

http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/prism.php...

genre

Science, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction

influences

Michael Maier, Henry More

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Sir Isaac Newton, FRS , was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian. His Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, is considered to be the most influential book in the history of science. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries and is the basis for modern engineering. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation...more

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Isaac Newton's Books

Average rating: 4.15 · 1,530 ratings · 39 reviews · 72 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton, I. Bernard Cohen (Translator), Anne Whitman (Translator) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 1,280 ratings — published 1687 — 51 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Opticks by Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, I. Bernard Cohen 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1952 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principia: Vol. I: The Motion of Bodies 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1966	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principia: Vol. II: The System of the World 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1966	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isaac Newton: Philosophical Writings 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 5, 1683 1684 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1733 — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Newton's Philosophy of Nature: Selections from His Writings by Isaac Newton, H. S. Thayer (Editor) 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El sistema del mundo 4.86 of 5 stars 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1728 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars