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Life of Isaac Newton
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Enrolls in Grantham Grammar School
At 12 years old, Newton begins to attend Grantham Grammar School in England -
Enrolls in Trinity College
At the age of 19, Newton enrolls in Trinity College in Cambridge. -
Recieves Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College
At the age of 23, Newton graduates from Trinity College -
London Fire and the Plague
London experienced a catastrophic fire and an epidemic in disease forcing Newton to flee to his mother's home in Woolsthorpe.
For the next two years, Newton will be working on prism experiments, the spectrum of light, and the idea of gravitiy. -
Newton is appointed Chariman of Mathematics at Trinity College
At the age of 27, Newton is appointed a prestigious position, one that he would occupy for the enxt 34 years. -
Newton begins mathematics of gravitation
In the 1670s, Newtons spends a great amount of time trying to forumulate a mathematics for the gravitation. -
Newton is accepted into the Royal Society
Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is a learned society governed by academics, philosophers, scientists, and other persons interested in improving knowledge. It is the oldest society of its kind still in existence. -
Optics & Prism experiments and discoveries sent to the Royal Society
Newton's findings during his years at Worlthorpe are modified and submitted for peer review at the Royal Society. -
Mathematics on gravitation is completed
After many years, Newton finally completes his calculations for gravity and shares them with fellow member Edmund Halley who insists that Newton publish his discoveries. -
Newton outlines his findings for the Royal Society in Propositiones de Motu.
In an effort to publish his discoveries, Newton outlines what he has found while he works on a complete book for publication. -
Newton's first book, Principia, is complete and presented to the Royal Society
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Principia is published
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Newton elected as Cambirdge's representive to Parliament
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Newton's "Black Year"
Newton's "black year" refers to the period of Newton's life in which his health begins to decline, depression overwhelms him, insomnia kept him restless , and nervous breakdowns become often. -
Newton is appointed warden of the Mint
As warden of the Mint, Newton was tasked to oversee the implementation of a new currency. He leaves Cambridge and moved to London. -
Newton elected President of the Royal Society
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Newton publishes "Opticks"
By age 62, Newtons finally publishes his work from his optical experiments. BY doing so, he unintentionally began a feud with Leibniz over stealing ideas/discoveries when in fact both came to the same conclusions through different methods. -
Newton formally knighted by Queen Anne
Knighthood in the British monarch refers to a honorary title an individual recieves for his/her contributions to national life.
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Part II of Newton's Principia is published
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Part III of Newton's Principia is published
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Death of Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton passed away in London. He was 85 years old.
