World History Biographies : Isaac Newton
by Philip Steele Author
Born in England in 1643, Isaac Newton grew up in the age when Renaissance thinkers were challenging accepted ideas throughout Europe. Fascinated by all earthly science, Newton developed laws of motion and universal gravitation which also furthered our understanding of the movement of celestial bodies.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781426314506
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 17
- Pages
- 64
- Suggested Grades
- 3rd - 7th
- Geographical Setting
- England
- Historical Setting
- 1642 - 1727
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Copyright
- 2013
- Written
- 2007
Chapters
- 1 Born in Midwinter
- 2 The World Turned Upside Down
- 3 From Day to Day
- 4 Isaac's Schooldays
- 5 College Days
- 6 The Borders of Knowledge
- 7 The Crucible
- 8 New Science
- 9 The Academic Life
- 10 Jars and Telescopes
- 11 The Royal Society
- 12 Comets' Tails
- 13 The Principia
- 14 Friends and Foes
- 15 London Life
- 16 ¨All Was Light¨
- 17 Active to the End
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