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Birth
Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day at Woolsthorpe Manorin Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a hamlet in the county of Lincolnshire. -
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Early life
At age 12, Newton was reunited with his mother after her second husband died. Newton had been enrolled at the King's School in Grantham, a town in Lincolnshire, where he lodged with a local apothecary and was introduced to the fascinating world of chemistry. His mother pulled him out of school to make him a farmer, but he failed miserably. He soon was sent back to King's School to finish his basic education. -
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Adult life
Newton worked with optics. Many scientists questioned his work. -
Three laws of motion
Newton discovered the three laws of motion, which changed the world's perspective of physics. -
Death
By the time he reached 80 years of age, Newton was experiencing digestion problems, and had to drastically change his diet and mobility. Then, in March 1727, Newton experienced severe pain in his abdomen and blacked out, never to regain consciousness.
