The Contributions of Isaac Newton
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Sir Isaac Newton was a profound mathematician and physicist, one of the primary scientificintellects of all time. For almost 300 years, Newton has been known as the leader in scientific achievements of modern physical science as well as mathematical research. Dedicated to learning and experimenting, Newton also plunged into chemistry, early history of Western Civilization and theology, and a concentration of special studies in forms and dimensions, which also included Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem.
On Christmas day in 1642, Newton was born to a widowed farming mother. In 1664 while still a student, Newton studied optics and light. He investigated the refraction of light by a glass prism, which led to discovering measurable mathematical patterns in the phenomenon of color (1). He found white light to be a mixture of infinitely varied colored rays, each ray identifiable by the angle that it is refracted on entering or leaving a given translucent medium. Newton also correlated this experiment with his study of the interface of colors on thin films, such as oil and soap bubbles. He used a simple technique of measuring the thickness of each film used (2).
This experiment of optics and light were widely unaccepted by many scientists. Newton'sexperiments were thought to be unconventional because they went against the previous ideas of optics and light. The skepticism of Christian Huygnes and Edme Mariotte's failure to duplicated Newton's experiments set other scientists on the European Continent against Newton for a generation.
Newton's showed early intellect in mathematics through his notes in school. Newton made contributions to all branches of mathematics, but mainly discovered solutions to contemporary problems in analyti...
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Footnotes:
1. Hall, A. Rupert. Isaac Newton: Adventurer in Thought. New York: Cambrige
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2. Hall, A. Rupert. Isaac Newton Eighteenth-Century Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford
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3. White, Michael. Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer. Reading, Massachusettes:
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In this essay, the author
- Explains sir isaac newton was a profound mathematician and physicist, one of the primary scientificintellects of all time. he plunged into chemistry, early history of western civilization, and theology.
- Explains how newton studied optics and light in 1664 while still a student. he correlated this experiment with his study of the interface of colors on thin films such as oil and soap bubbles.
- Explains that newton's experiment of optics and light was widely unaccepted by many scientists. the skepticism of christian huygnes, and edme mariotte, set other scientists on the european continent against newton.
- Analyzes how newton showed early intellect in mathematics through his notes in school. he made contributions to all branches of mathematics, but mainly discovered solutions to contemporary problems in analytical geometry.
- Explains how newton made extreme progress in physics. he redirected his experiment to the problem of the path of a body subjected to an ellipse.
- Explains that the book principia is broken into three parts. book i begins with the foundation of the science of mathematics and the development of orbital motion forces.
- Explains that newton's work in mechanics was accepted at once in britain, and then universally after 1686. his experiments and theories have been extended and perfected by others without changing the basis.
- Opines that newton's experiments and theories impacted the science world forever. the analytical methods that were developed by newton allow scientists today to further developments of mathematical principles.
- Cites hall, a. rupert, white, michael, and white.
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- Explains newton's three laws of motion, which were fundamental in explaining the elliptical orbits of planets, moons and comets.
- Explains that newton began to show interest in light while away from trinity college. the experiment led to the formation of the modern theory of light quanta.
- Explains that isaac newton created an intricate experiment to test and verify the current theory of light. the key to his experiment was a glass prism.
- Explains newton's experimentum crucis, where he placed a second prism 5 or 6 yards away from the first, and rotated them to test if this would have an effect on the light.
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