Huey P. Newton

the greatest names in the history of human thought,” Sir Isaac Newton was an English astronomer, scientist, and mathematician (Domski 1). His discoveries dealing with optics, gravity, and math greatly influenced the world and the effects are lasting still today. Sir Isaac Newton, though widely remembered for his mathematics and scientific accomplishments, was a man of God, whose faith can clearly be seen throughout his life. Newton was born on Christmas day in 1642 (January 4, 1643 in today’s…

Ancient Greece had a rich history and culture. A major part of this civilization were the scientific theories and explanations that famous philosophers and scientists created. However, during this time period, scientists and philosophers did go through the modern scientific method when creating a theory. The scientists of that time came up with conclusions founded on false ideas and assumptions based on religious variables, thus, creating an array of erroneous conclusions. (Scientific…

1.a What is science? Science. What is it, and why exactly is it important? Well, sit back, and let me explain. Once upon a time, a guy named Isaac Newton, was sitting underneath an apple tree reading some book that he must have found amusing, when suddenly – an apple falls down, and hits his head. This made Isaac think: What gave the apple the power to fall down? Why didn’t it go up, or sideways? And then he wondered: Why do I fall back down, whenever I jump? After thinking about for a couple of…

Newton had invented a new type of telescope, called the refracting telescope. His model was based upon some of the telescopes Galileo had invented. It would take the light and run it through a medium to allow for the waves to slow down and possibly change…

Galileo was an astronomer, physicist, and philosopher who played a big role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. And also created an improved telescope to study the stars. One of his achievements was discovering four new “stars” orbiting Jupiter and the phases of Venus. In 1609 he built his first telescope improving the Dutch telescope, and made other observations about the moon’s surface other stars in the Milky Way. The four new moons were called Callisto, Europa,…

Isaac Newton may have been born prematurely, but he had a very large impact on our world. He was a very accomplished natural philosopher (physicist), scientist, and an English mathematician with discoveries in optics, motion, and mathematics. Every element of Isaac’s life came from hard work and self initiative. Therefore, he never needed help in finances or education he earned everything. On Christmas Day in 1642, Hannah Newton gave birth to her son Isaac Newton. Isaac’s family never expected…

Section One: New Views of the Universe 1. What was the old (incorrect) Ptolemaic view of the universe? Ptolemaic view was that everything revolved around Earth. 2 Summarize Copernicus’ heliocentric system Copernicus’ view was that everything revolved around the sun. 3. What new invention did Galileo perfect and what did he use it to prove? Galileo perfected the telescope. He proved that there was satellites circling Jupiter with the use of the telescope. 4. How did the Catholic Church…

This argument consists of one simple question: who invented calculus? Many mathematicians argue Isaac Newton invented calculus; others say it was Gottfried Leibniz. Let’s start with Isaac Newton. Isaac Newton attended the University of Cambridge. In 1666 he was sent home due to a plague, thus resulting in free time on his own. Because of this, he came up with what we know now as calculus. Newton didn’t call it calculus then, his term for it was “The Method of Fluxions”. To proof his work, he…

During the early twentieth century, getting an education was a dilemma, but it was more doable in comparison to centuries prior. Commonalities between the most prominent figures in science can be easily identified. Some of the most frequently seen similarities can be spotted between the job these men had and where they were from, the education they obtained, how far into their studies they went, and how involved they were in society. Based on the evidence provided, American men of the early…

My person is Leonhard Euler. He was born in Basel, Switzerland, on April 15, 1707. His parents were Paul Euler and Marguerite Brucker. Euler had 2 sisters. Later in his life, he had 13 children, with his first wife Katharina Gsell, though only 5 survived to adulthood. He had 2 spouses. Salome Abigail Gsell from 1776-1783, and Katharina Gsell from 1734-1773. Leonhard was a Swiss mathematician and physicist, which helped in him being one of the founders in pure mathematics. Euler contributed to…