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Sir Isaac Newton (/ ˈ nj uː t ən /; 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) [a] was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author. [5] Newton was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. [6]
"Sir Isaac Newton's Family". Reports and Papers of the Architectural and Archaeological Societies of the County of Lincoln, etc. 39 (1): 1–62). Therefore the coat of arms granted to him by the College of Heralds was the same as that borne by the Newton baronet: Sable, two shin-bones in saltire argent, the dexter surmounted of the sinister .
The Life of Isaac Newton by Richard S. Westfall. In 1980 Westfall published what is widely regarded as the definitive biography of Isaac Newton, Never at Rest. [3] [4] [5] Reviews also included sharp criticisms, for instance from the British historian of mathematics and Newton scholar Derek T. Whiteside, who alleged defects in the handling of Newton's mathematical education in particular. [6]
Two of these are The Chymistry of Isaac Newton Project [12] supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and The Newton Project [13] supported by the U.K. Arts and Humanities Research Board. In addition, The Jewish National and University Library has published a number of high-quality scanned images of various Newton documents.