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Isaac Newton's Time Line
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Life
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Science
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1642
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Father died in October, Newton born at Woolsthorpe Manor, Grantham, on Christmas Day, December 25th
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Death of Galileo
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Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham: Outbreak of Civil War
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1649
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May have attended same dame school in Colsterworth and Skillington as the Storer children
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Charles I executed by Parliament
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1654
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Cromwell appointed Lord Protector
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1655
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Attended Free Grammar School, Grantham (now known as The King's School, Grantham). Carved his name in the School window ledge. Lodged with the Clarke family including the Storer children, in Grantham
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Euclidis Elementa published by Stokes, Newton's tutor at the Free Grammar School
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1660
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Royal Society founded
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Restoration of the Monarchy: Charles II crowned King
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1661
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Went to Trinity College, Cambridge
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1665
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Graduated as Bachelor of Arts. August: Returned to Woolsthorpe because of the Plague
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Newton's experiments on gravitation; he also evolved Binomial Theorum and discovered Differential Calculus
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Great Plague in London
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1666
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Saw apple falling from tree at Woolsthorpe Manor
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Newton discovered Integral Calculus, and developed Theory of Colours
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September 1st: Great Fire of London
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1667
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Returned to Cambridge. Awarded fellowship of Trinity College
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Christopher Wren started to re-build London
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1668
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Newton constructed reflecting telescope
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1669
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Appointed Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge
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1674
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Remained at university and researching most years until 1696
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1675
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Newton experiments on Static Electricity
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1679
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Newton's mother, Hannah, died of a fever; Newton present at her death
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1682
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Comet identified by Newton's friend, Arthur Storer, however comet later to be named after Edmund Halley who realised that it returned at regular intervals. Known as Halley's Comet
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1685
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Death of Charles II; accession of James II
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1687
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The Principia published in 3 sections in Latin
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1688
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'Glorious Revolution' - William and Mary of Orange invited to reign; James II fled England
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1689
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Elected M.P. for Cambridge. First surviving portrait by Godfrey Kneller
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1693
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Had mental breakdown
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1694
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Death of Queen Mary II
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1696
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Moved to London; became Warden of the Royal Mint
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1699
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Elected to the Council of the Royal Society. Completed his revision of the country's coinage
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1700
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Became Master of the Royal Mint, to solve government currency problem
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1701
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Elected M.P. for Cambridge a 2nd time. Resigned Chair of Mathematics
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1702
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Death of William III; accession of Queen Anne
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1703
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Elected President of the Royal Society; was to be re-elected President for the remainder of his life
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1704
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Opticks published
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1705
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Knighted by Queen Anne at Cambridge; 'Sir Isaac Newton'. Failed to be re-elected to Parliament
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1706
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Revised edition of Opticks published
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1707
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Act of Union between England and Scotland
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1713
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Second edition of Principia published
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1714
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Death of Queen Anne; accession of George I
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1716
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Death of Leibnitz, who discovered calculus at the same time as Newton
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1717
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2nd edition of Opticks published
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1721
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3rd edition of Opticks published
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1725
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Moved to Kensington; health deteriorating
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1726
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3rd edition of Principia published
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1727
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Newton died 20th March. Buried in Westminster Abbey
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Death of George I; accession of George II
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1729
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Principia published in English for the first time
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