Isaac Newton

by Anderson, Margaret Jean

• ISBN13: 9780766027930
• ISBN10: 0766027937
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc

Summary

English scientist, astronomer, and mathematician Isaac Newton is considered by many to be the greatest scientist of all time. Using a prism, Newton first discovered that sunlight is made up of light rays of many different colors. The branch of mathematics, calculus, was developed by Newton. But Newton is best known for his theories of motion and gravitation. These laws served as the foundation of science for the past three hundred years.

Table of Contents

"A Sober, Silent, Thinking Lad"	p. 5
New Horizons	p. 17
A Fruitful Vacation	p. 28
Seeing the Light	p. 41
The Hermit Professor	p. 54
A Question of Gravity	p. 60
The Principia	p. 69
Outside Forces	p. 78
The Mint	p. 85
"The Great Ocean of Truth"	p. 91
"On the Shoulders of Giants"	p. 98
Activities	p. 110
Chronology	p. 119
Chapter Notes	p. 121
Glossary	p. 124
Further Reading and Internet Addresses	p. 126
Index	p. 127
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