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In the , Newton formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation that formed the dominant scientific viewpoint for centuries until it was superseded by the theory of relativity. He used his mathematical description of gravity to derive Kepler's laws of planetary motion, account for tides, the trajectories of comets, the precession of the equinoxes and other phenomena, eradicating doubt about the Solar System's heliocentricity. Newton solved the two-body problem, and introduced the three-body problem. He demonstrated that the motion of objects on Earth and celestial bodies could be accounted for by the same principles. Newton's inference that the Earth is an oblate spheroid was later confirmed by the geodetic measurements of Alexis Clairaut, Charles Marie de La Condamine, and others, convincing most European scientists of the superiority of Newtonian mechanics over earlier systems. He was also the first to calculate the age of Earth by experiment, and described a precursor to the modern wind tunnel.
Newton built the first reflecting telescope and developed a sophisticated theory of colour based on the observation that a prism separates white light into the colours of the visible spectrum. His work on light was collected in his book ''Opticks'', published in 1704. He originated prisms as beam expanders and multiple-prism arrays, which would later become integral to the development of tunable lasers. He also anticipated wave–particle duality and was the first to theorize the Goos–Hänchen effect. He further formulated an empirical law of cooling, which was the first heat transfer formulation and serves as the formal basis of convective heat transfer, made the first theoretical calculation of the speed of sound, and introduced the notions of a Newtonian fluid and a black body. He was also the first to explain the Magnus effect. Furthermore, he made early studies into electricity. In addition to his creation of calculus, Newton's work on mathematics was extensive. He generalized the binomial theorem to any real number, introduced the Puiseux series, was the first to state Bézout's theorem, classified most of the cubic plane curves, contributed to the study of Cremona transformations, developed a method for approximating the roots of a function, and also originated the Newton–Cotes formulas for numerical integration. He further initiated the field of calculus of variations, devised an early form of regression analysis, and was a pioneer of vector analysis.
Newton was a fellow of Trinity College and the second Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge; he was appointed at the age of 26. He was a devout but unorthodox Christian who privately rejected the doctrine of the Trinity. He refused to take holy orders in the Church of England, unlike most members of the Cambridge faculty of the day. Beyond his work on the mathematical sciences, Newton dedicated much of his time to the study of alchemy and biblical chronology, but most of his work in those areas remained unpublished until long after his death. Politically and personally tied to the Whig party, Newton served two brief terms as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge, in 1689–1690 and 1701–1702. He was knighted by Queen Anne in 1705 and spent the last three decades of his life in London, serving as Warden (1696–1699) and Master (1699–1727) of the Royal Mint, in which he increased the accuracy and security of British coinage, as well as the president of the Royal Society (1703–1727). Provided by Wikipedia
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De la gravitation ou Les fondements de la mécanique classique by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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De Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica = Les Principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturelle by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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The Correspondence of Isaac Newton. Volume VI, 1713-1718 by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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The Correspondence of Isaac Newton. Volume VII, 1718-1727 by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Écrits sur la religion by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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La méthode des fluxions et des suites infinies by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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The mathematical papers of Isaac Newton by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Newton : texts, backgrounds, commentaries by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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The Correspondence of Isaac Newton. Volume IV, 1694-1709 by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturelle. tome premier by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturelle. Tome Second by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Principia : principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturelle by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Arithmétique universelle by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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The mathematical papers of Isaac Newton by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Principes mathématiques de la philosophie naturelle by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Newton : choix de textes, bibliographie... by Hayli, Avram, Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical principles of natural philosophy and his system of the world by Cajori, Florian (1859-1930), Newton, Isaac (1642-1727)
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Opera quae exstant omnia by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727), Horsley, Samuel (1733-1806)
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The "Principia" : mathematical principles of natural philosophy / preceded by a guide to Newton's "Principia by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727), Cohen, Ierome Bernard (1914-2003)
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Optique / Précédé de La lumière aujourd'hui / Et suivi de Études sur l'optique newtonienne by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727), Balibar, Françoise (1941-....), Blay, Michel (1948-....)
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