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Kuhnen Pre- AP Language Arts 5 March 2012 Newton Deciphers Natures Laws THESIS: Isaac Newtons research, especially that of gravity, impacted the world of science in his life, discoveries, and published work. I. Isaac Newton would have never accomplished anything without his studies.
A. B.

Newton was born December 25, 1642 in Woolsthorpe, London. (Domski) Newton always loved to invent and create new things more than do his schoolwork, and make things like sundial and a clock ran by water. (Domski)

C. D.

As a kid, Newton studied at Grantham Grammar School. (Domski) Newton left Grammar School at age 14 to help on his farm, but was sent back because all he did was read. (Domski)

E.

Newton entered Trinity College, Cambridge University in 1661, and showed no exceptional abilities. (Domski)

F. G.

Newton graduated in 1665 with an arts degree. (Domski) Newton left college in 1665 because of the Black Death outbreak and the Great Fire of London. (Anderson)

H.

He saw the apple fall from his window in 1666, and most people thought it hit him in the head. (Hall)

II.

Isaac Newtons life after school also had a big toll on what he did.

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A.

When Isaac returned to Cambridge in 1667, he lectured as a fellow. (Domski)

B. C.

Newton lectured in math, astronomy, geometry, and optics. (Mason) Newtons first big invention was a telescope, based off of James Gregories idea. (Anderson)

D.

The telescope was shown to King Charles II, and caused much excitement in the world of science, and was elected into the Royal Society. (Anderson)

E. F.

Isaac Newton invented a math called Calculus. (Hitzeroth) Many scientists criticized Newton because his theories werent based on early science. (Domski)

G.

Newton got angered over this, so he left Cambridge and the Royal Society (Mason)

III.

Isaac Newton devoted much of his life to Science, and made many discoveries along the way.
A.

Newton guessed that the force that made the apple fall was the same force that kept the moon in orbit around the Earth. (BrainPOP)

B. C.

Newton called this force gravity. (BrainPOP) Law #1- An object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. (BrainPOP)

D.

Law #2- An object that has an unbalanced force acting on it will accelerate in the direction of that force. (BrainPOP)

E.

Law #3- Forces always occur in equal and opposite pairs. (BrainPOP)

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F.

Newton was able to explain why bodies and areas appeared to be colored. (Domski)

G.

While using an experiment with light through a window shade and a prism purchased at a fair in his young age, he was able to explain sunlight is a mixture of light and all colors. (Domski)

H.

Newton concluded that prisms bend mostly blue light, and not so much red light. (Anderson)

I. J.

Newton created the light spectrum. (BrainPOP) Newton made calculus, a mathematic approach to calculating the force of a moving object. (Mason)

IV.
A.

Isaac Newton had many scientific theories that are still used today.

Even after 400 years of use, Newtons theories still prove to be accurate and are used in science today. (BrainPOP)
B.

Calculus is used in space science, architectural engineering, and theoretical physics. (Domski)

C.

Calculus also measures shapes and curves. (BrainPOP)

D. Albert Einstein admitted he couldnt have done much of his work without

Newtons theories. (Domski)

E.

Newtons theories in optics started a base for spectral analysis. (Domski)

F.

A Newton is a unit of force in the international system of units. The symbol for a Newton is N. (Prigo)

G. H.

One Newton = 0.225 pounds of force. (Prigo) Developed a theory for universal gravitation. (BrainPOP)

Petersen4 V. Isaac Newton covered much of his work in published books.

A.

Newton published a book called the Philosophi Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or the Principia. It covers many of the theories he developed. (BrainPOP)

B. C. D. E.

Book one of the Principia covers mechanics. (Hall) Book two of the Principia covers Newtons theory of fluids. (Hall) Book three covers the laws of gravitation. (Hall) In 1669, Newton wrote the De Analysi per Aequationes Numero Terminorum Infitas a book written in Latin on the fluxional method. (Hitzeroth)

F.

Published a book in 1704 called Opticks. (Domski)

VI.

Newton had an overall successful life that helped science throughout history and today.
A. When Newton arrived at Cambridge in 1661, he had only the most basic

knowledge of mathematics. Within two years he was tackling some of the most complicated mathematical questions of the day. (Mason 16)
B. [Newton] found [ancient Greek mathematics] so easy to understand that he

wondered how anyone would amused themselves to write any demonstration of them. French Mathematician, Abraham Demoiure. (Mason 14)
C. Newton almost never had company. He once left them alone at the dinner table

to get a bottle of wine, then he got and idea and began writing, and soon completely forgot about his guests. (Anderson)
D. Newton did not like scientific arguments. (Domski)

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E. Newton always wanted to attempt alchemy, but couldnt because it was

restricted. (Mason)
F. Newton was a Christian man. (Mason) G. Newton believed his research brought him closer to God. (Mason) H. Newton died in 1727. (BrainPOP) I.

Newton was the first scientist to be buried in Westminster Abbey, a graveyard for English monarchs. (BrainPOP)

Petersen6 Works Cited Anderson, Margaret. Isaac Newton : The Greatest Scientist of all Time. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1996. Print. Domski, Mary. Newton, Sir Isaac. World Book. World Book Student. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. Hall, Alfred Rupert. Isaac Newtons Life. Microsoft Corporation, 1998. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.newton.ac.uk/newtlife.html>. Hitzeroth, Deborah. Sir Isaac Newton. San Diego: Lucent, 1994. Print. Isaac Newton. BrainPOP. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. Mason, Paul. Isaac Newton. Austin, Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2001. Print. Newtons Laws of Motion. BrainPOP. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. Prigo, Robert B. Newton. World Book. World Book Student. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.