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Basic timeline of Isaac Newton
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This post is a basic timeline of physicist Isaac Newton (1642-1727). There are 13 events listed below. Source: Wikipedia
- 1642: Born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, England
- 1661: Enrolls at Trinity College, Cambridge
- 1665: Begins developing calculus in his notebooks
- 1667: Elected fellow of Trinity College
- 1668: Constructs first reflecting telescope
- 1669: Becomes professor at University of Cambridge
- 1672: Presents reflecting telescope to the Royal Society
- 1672: Elected fellow of the Royal Society
- 1687: Publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
- 1696: Becomes warden of the Royal Mint
- 1703: Becomes president of the Royal Society
- 1704: Publishes Opticks
- 1727: Died at age 82 in Kensington, England
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