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NEWTON (9)
NEWTON (9)
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Sir
Isaac
Newton
(1642 - 1727),
English
mathematician and natural
philosopher
. One of the greatest geniuses the
world
has known, he made three scientific
discoveries
of
fundamental
importance
: first, the method of
change
in varying quantities, which forms the basis of modern
calculus
;
second
, the
law
of the composition of light; third, the
law
of gravity.
See also
inertia
,
law
of in this glossary.
—
Academy
Level II
Glossary