Sir Isaac Newton's house on the corner of Orange and St Martin's Streets, London, c1880. Artist: Unknown

Sir Isaac Newton's house on the corner of Orange and St Martin's Streets, London, c1880. Artist: Unknown

1-157-949 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Sir Isaac Newton's house on the corner of Orange and St Martin's Streets, London, c1880. 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. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Isaac Newton: British; English: Physicist, mathematician

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  1. Wood engraving

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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2644x3964
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  1. 002707
  1. 002707
  1. 0460001505
  1. 1-157-949
  1. 1157949
  1. 1505

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