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How Did Isaac Newton Contribute To The Discovery Of Principia?

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"Ouch! An apple fell on my head! Hmmm... I wonder how that happens" said Isaac Newton. Ever heard of the man who discovered gravity? Also, he studied a lot about and wrote books about principia. Newton was one of the smartest men in history and discovered many things that changed the way scientists study today. Isaac's mother married a man and moved away with him, therefore leaving Isaac with his grandmother. After a few years, she returned with more children. "Newton had begun his work with optics when he first arrived at Cambridge" (Carla Mooney). Isaac's school was too far away, so he went to live with the Clark family. At the Clark family, Isaac went to college, but soon after his mother pulled him out and wanted him to be a farmer. Soon after, someone persuaded her to let him study. But that was not a great time as the plaque stuck London and the college was closed down. But that didn't stop Isaac. "But he continued his studies" (Carla Mooney). He studied at home and wrote many books. People thought his books were useless though. One time, his article was posted on a newspaper and people liked it. He specialized in principia and he wrote books on that too. …show more content…

He even got a prism and saw how when light hits an angle on a prism, it can create colors. He created a telescope (which was useful and gave sharper vision) and observed light. He had written books on light too. "Newton was also fascinated by light" (Carla Mooney). He was usually fascinated by machinery, but the light was a curious thing to him and he wanted to observe it. He was very smart too. "Isaac Newton has been called the greatest scientist ever lived" (Carla Mooney). However, Newton didn't have any test subjects, so he conducted them on

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