When was isaac newton born5/5/2023 ![]() Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668. ![]() These are Sir Isaac Newton’s major scientific contributions. Newton used the three laws of motion to discover: how the planets are kept in orbit by the sun’s gravity pulling them towards the sun, how to calculate the mass of planets, how moons can revolve around the earth and Jupiter, how comets revolve in elliptical orbit around the sun and how to calculate the flatting of the earth at the poles and at the bulge at the equator. ![]() The three laws of motion are 1) a stationary body will stay stationary unless an external force is applied to it 2) force is equal to mass times acceleration 3) for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. He also invented the reflecting telescope. Newton discovrd that there is colour in light, that light is made of particles, the theory of gravity, and the three laws of motion. Sir Isaac Newton made many important contributions to science. This book is where he explained his three laws of motion. Another big accomplishment of Newton’s is his book Philsophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematic (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) which is most commonly known as Principia. ![]() Some of Sir Isaac Newton’s most important discoveries are: the reflecting telescope, the three laws of motion, and the theory of gravity. He is mainly famous for all his scientific and mathematical discoveries. Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most famous scientists in history. ![]()
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