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    Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was the only child of his parents, Isaac Newton and Hannah Ayscough Newton. His father, Isaac Newton died three months before he was born and Sir Isaac Newton was then born premature. He was not expected to live very long, but he surprised many people and did. When Sir Isaac Newton was three years old, his mother married Barnabas Smith, who was a well-known-minister. When his mom got married she moved away…

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    Sir Isaac Newton The famous scientist I chose is Sir Isaac Newton. He is famous for his work on universal gravitation. He also developed the three laws of motion. I wanted to know more about Newton because the only thing I knew was that an apple fell on his head and he started thinking about gravitation so that’s why I chose him. Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, United Kingdom. He is an English physicist and mathematician. He is maybe the most famous scientist in history. His father died…

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    Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician and physicist. He discovered the laws of motion and gravity. He was born on January 4,1643, but sometimes it is declared as December 25,1642 if you use the old Julian calendar. Isaac was born in Woolsthorpe, near Grantham in Lincolnshire, where he attended school in his younger years. At school when he was younger, Isaac was unmoved by literature and poetry, but found an interest in mechanics and technology. His mother had wanted him to run the family farm,…

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    Celeste Garcia Mr. Sandquist Physics November 21, 2014 Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in Woolsthorpe, England (World). He is credited as one of the greatest minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution (Bio). Two months before he was born his father died and in the age of three his mother, Hannah Newton, remarried and moved away leaving him with his uncle (World). Young Isaac disliked his stepfather and held some grudge against his mother…

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    Sir Isaac Newton changed the perspective of many scientists during his life with his discoveries. Isaac Newton was born on January 4,1643 in Woolsthorpe, England and died on March 31,1727 in London. Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, physicist, and was a big contributor to the scientific revolution.Sir Isaac Newton was not only the son of a farmer, but he was also a premature baby and was expected to have a shorter lifespan than average people. When Newton was only 3 years old he was left to…

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    Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England. His father was a farmer. Newton spent his early years waiting tables, and cleaning up the bedrooms of wealthier kids. After his father died, his mom married a minister and left Isaac to live with his grandmother. When her second husband died she went back to live with Isaac along with her other children. Isaac went to King’s School in Grantham, England. Here he met an…

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    Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, and physicist who is widely considered as one of the most powerful scientists of all time. He was also a key figure in the scientific world. He was born January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England, United Kingdom. Newton actually studied for a degree in law. Isaac was enrolled in Kings School in Grantham, a town in Lincolnshire. Sir Isaac Newton died March 31, 1727, in London, England, United KIngdom. SIr Isaac Newton is mostly…

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    Sir Isaac Newton contributed in so many ways towards science and how we understand the world. Other scientists before him had ideas put on the table about motion and so forth, but it was Newton who made the connections. Newton’s young life was a struggle for him and he wasn’t always treated in the best way. But he made the best of his life and made himself into an important figure who changed how we view the world and science. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” -Frederick Douglas…

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    Born the 4th of January 1643, Isaac Newton became a revolutionary scientist who made discoveries in physics, mathematics, alchemy, and a variety of other subjects. Because he lived during the 17th century Newton was a major part of the Scientific Revolution; a time of scientific acceleration and learning. It was started by a Protestant Revolution that sparked interest in both religious and scientific thought (PBS, 2016). People were looking at the world through a scientific lens because they…

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    Sir Isaac Newton Was a an influential renaissance scientist of the modern era. Mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton Is best known for his laws of gravitation. Isaac Newton's laws are highly important as they are a major building block of modern physics. Sir Isaac Newton Has a tremendous influence on modern science and the way we understand the world today. Sir Isaac Newton Was one of the major players in the 17th century scientific revolution, which was a major turning point in modern…

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