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Isaac Newton was born
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His life
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He was to be found at Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, where his mother, widowed for a second time, attempted to make a farmer of him. Newton hated farming.
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He was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
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He was awarded a scholarship
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He discovered the generalised binomial theorem and began to develop a mathematical theory that later became calculus.
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Published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy")
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Newton served two brief terms as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge
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He spent the last three decades of his life in London, serving as Warden (1696 - 1700) and Master (1700–1727) of the Royal Mint, as well as president of the Royal Society (1703–1727).
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Newton served two brief terms as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge again
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He was knighted by Queen Anne
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Isaac Newton died