SK 2 Writing Activity: Write five sentences about the significance of Newton's
theory in Physics.
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Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27[a]) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus.
Sir
Isaac Newton
PRS

Portrait of Newton at 46 by Godfrey Kneller, 1689
Born4 January 1643 [O.S. 25 December 1642][a]
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
Died31 March 1727 (aged 84) [O.S. 20 March 1726][a]
Kensington, Middlesex, Great Britain
Resting placeWestminster AbbeyNationalityEnglishEducationTrinity College, Cambridge (M.A., 1668)[3]Known for
Newtonian mechanics
Universal gravitation
Calculus
Newton's laws of motion
Optics
Binomial series
Principia
Newton's method
Awards
FRS (1672)[4]
Knight Bachelor (1705)
Scientific careerFields
Physics
Natural philosophy
Alchemy
Theology
Mathematics
Astronomy
Economics
Institutions
University of Cambridge
Royal Society
Royal Mint
Academic advisors
Isaac Barrow[5]
Benjamin Pulleyn[6][7]
Notable students
Roger Cotes
William Whiston
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