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    discovered and quantified gravitation, and pioneered a revolutionary new approach to mathematics: infinitesimal calculus.” (2010) In the 17th century Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz independently invented calculus. In early times calculus was known as infinitesimal calculus. Calculus is “a mathematical discipline focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series.” (History of Calculus Wikipedia 2017) Newton and Leibniz created a whole new system of mathematics and it…

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    every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton’s discovery of calculus led to way more discoveries of solving mathematical problems. In mathematics Newton was the original discoverer of the infinitesimal calculus. Newton's Philosophiae was one of the most important single works in the history of modern science. Calculus is a form of algebraic expression. Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz discovered calculus. Newton discovered that a ray of light is divided into its component…

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    but what about his contribution to the enlightenment. Isaac Newton developed and contributed in huge ways that play a very big factor in the Enlightenment and in the way we comprehend the world today. Sir Isaac Is responsible for the creation of calculus which is a big brand of mathematics, this is still largely used in the world today. Also his most famous contributions were his theories of universal gravitation his his three laws of motion. The theories are widely accepted and his laws of…

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    During the time of Isaac Newton, changes of how people perceived scientific theories of how the motion of Earth was described, and the math concepts previously known as fluxions and infinitesimal calculus became a major branch in the today’s math curriculum. Isaac Newton is known as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 17th century Scientific Revolution for his contribution to modern physics by writing one of the major journal entries for science today, Principia. Isaac was a peculiar…

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    didn’t halter him at all. He used his photographic, and was able to produce at least one mathematical paper a week on average. He is considered one the greatest mathematician of all time because his studies covered almost every aspect from geometry to calculus to trigonometry to algebra to number theory. He is credit for creating or popularizing many of the modern notions in mathematics- examples e, i, f(x), and the Symbol for pie. The math notions e is known as Euler number it is the base of…

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    Leonhard Euler was born on 15 April 1707. In a town call Basel located in Switzerland. His father Paul Euler was a pastor of the Reformed church. Leonhard Euler had two younger sisters called Anna Maria and Maria Magdalena. Later on the Euler’s moved from basal to the town of Riehen, where Euler spent most of his child hood. Leonhard Euler formal education started in Basel where he was sent to live with maternal grandmother. When Leonhard Euler was thirteen he enrolled at the University of Basel…

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    Isaac Newton was born on January 4 1643. He was born in Woolsthorpe England Christianson 8). He was the only son of a wealthy local farmer Christianson 8). His father’s name was also Isaac Newton who died three months before Isaac Newton was born Christianson 9). Newton was a premature baby and was tiny and weak and not expected to survive Christianson 11). When Newton was three years old his mother Hannah Ayscough Newton left and remarried to a minister named Barnabas Smith Christianson 17).…

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    science. (Isaac Newton biography). Later the university close so Newton returned to private study. The university closed because of the great plague and it came to Cambridge. It was during this 18-month hiatus that he conceived the method of infinitesimal calculus, set foundations for his theory of light and color, and gained significant insight into the laws of planetary motion—insights that eventually led to the publication of his Principia in 1687 (Isaac Newton biography). It was during this…

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    history, he is most famous for his law of gravitation. Isaac was one of the scientist that played a huge role in the scientific revolution in the 17th century. Newton came up with many ideas such as the principles of modern physics, law of gravitation, calculus, and optic motions. Isaac 's childhood wasn’t all that great before he came up with all these ideas. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England. Newton 's father had died 3 months before he was born. At age 12,…

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    As many people may know, Isaac Newton was a man of many talents, but he was most famous for his law of gravitation. As a result, he played a significant role in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Isaac Newton became one of the most influential scientists in that century. He invented reflecting lenses for telescopes which produced clearer images. During his life, he went through many hardships. He had a mental breakdown before losing his mother in 1678. Isaac Newton transformed the…

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