Isacc Newton By MartinezClass7M Dec 25, 1642 Isacc Newton was born at Woolsthorpe; Galielo dies Jun 5, 1661 Enters Trinity College Cambridge Jan 1, 1665 Awared bachelor's degree Apr 28, 1665 Conducts revoultionary work in Mathematics,optics and physics 1665-7 Jul 7, 1668 Awared master's degree Oct 29, 1669 Appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge Feb 23, 1671 Reflecting telescope is presented to the Royal Soceity Jan 11, 1672 Elected Fellow Feb 6, 1672 1st paper on light is sent to the Royal Society Dec 10, 1674 Second paper on light is sent to the Royal Society Aug 1, 1684 Edmond Halley visits Newton at Cambridge. Newton begins writing the Principia Jul 5, 1687 Principia is published Jun 12, 1689 Elected toParliament as representative Cambridge University Jul 1, 1693 Suffers breakdown July-August Apr 20, 1696 Aapointed warden of the mint Feb 3, 1699 Appointed master of the mint Nov 26, 1701 Elected to Parliament as representative of Cambridge University Nov 30, 1703 Elected president of the Royal Society Feb 1, 1704 Optics published Apr 16, 1705 Knighted by Queen Anne Jul 11, 1713 2nd edition of the Principia is published (11th - 14th) May 16, 1717 2nd edition of the Optics is published Mar 20, 1727 Isaac Newton dies