Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham, Lincolnshire, birthplace of Isaac Newton, 1859. Artist: Unknown

Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham, Lincolnshire, birthplace of Isaac Newton, 1859. Artist: Unknown

1-153-658 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham, Lincolnshire, birthplace of Isaac Newton, 1859. English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton's (1642-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought. His theories of gravity and his three laws of motion were outlined in his greatest work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, (1687) and he is credited with discovering differential calculus. He also formulated theories regarding optics and the nature of light that led to him building the first reflecting telescope. Knighted by Queen Anne in 1705, Newton is buried in Westminster Abbey, London.


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  1. Isaac Newton: British; English: Physicist, mathematician

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  1. Engraving

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World Europe United Kingdom England Lincolnshire Grantham

  1. 52 54 00 N , 000 38 00 W

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3136x3717
File Size : 34,150kb


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  1. 001287
  1. 001287
  1. 0390002627
  1. 1-153-658
  1. 1153658
  1. 2627

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