Formulating Mechanics and Universal Gravitation

Isaac Newton

An English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemical researcher, and theologian. A figure representing the Scientific Revolution, he systematized classical mechanics through his three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. He also contributed greatly to the formulation of calculus, optics and color theory, and the development of the reflecting telescope. His 1687 work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Principia) became the foundation of modern physics, and he served as President of the Royal Society from 1703 until his death. From 1696 onward, he supervised the recoinage of currency at the Royal Mint and served as Master of the Mint from 1699.

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1642	English Civil War (Age: 1 years before birth, Period: 1642–1651, Location: England, Scotland, Ireland)
1643	Birth of Isaac Newton (Period: December 25, 1642 (Julian calendar; January 4, 1643 in the Gregorian calendar), Location: Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire; a hamlet located near Grantham, England today)
1655	Education at the King's School, Grantham (Isaac Newton, Age: 11 years old, Period: c. 1655–1661, Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire)
1661	Matriculation at Trinity College, Cambridge (Isaac Newton, Age: 17 years old, Period: 1661, Location: Cambridge, England)
1665	Research Period Known as the "Annus Mirabilis" (Isaac Newton, Age: 21 years old, Period: c. 1665–1667, Location: Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire)
1668	Construction of the Reflecting Telescope (Isaac Newton, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1668–1669, Location: Cambridge, England)
1670	Newton-Hooke Controversy (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1670s–1680s, Location: Cambridge, London)
1687	Publication of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1687, Location: London)
1688	Nine Years' War (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1688–1697, Location: Rhineland, German States, Spanish Netherlands, and Western Europe) Glorious Revolution (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1688–1689, Location: Great Britain, mainly England and London)
1689	Member of Parliament for Cambridge University (Isaac Newton, Age: 45 years old, Period: 1689–1690, 1701–1702, Location: London, Parliament of England)
1690	Newton-Leibniz Calculus Controversy (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1690s–1710s, Location: Europe, mainly England and Germany) Newton-Flamsteed Controversy (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1690s–1710s, Location: London, Greenwich)
1696	Great Recoinage (Age: 52 years old, Period: 1696–1699, Location: London, Royal Mint) Activities at the Royal Mint (Isaac Newton, Age: 52 years old, Period: 1696–1727, Location: London, Royal Mint)
1701	War of the Spanish Succession (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1701–1714, Location: Western Europe, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, etc.)
1703	Appointment as President of the Royal Society (Isaac Newton, Age: 59 years old, Period: 1703–1727, Location: London, Royal Society)
1727	Death of Isaac Newton (Age: 83 years old, Period: March 20, 1727 (Julian calendar; March 31, 1727 in the Gregorian calendar), Kensington, London)
Unknown	Marriage (Isaac Newton, None, Period: Never married, Location: N/A)

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