Newton's Dark Secrets

Newton's three famous laws of motion: 1. An object in motion will remain in motion forever unless acted on by an ________ _____. 2. An objects rate of acceleration is equal to the force ________ ___ ___. 3. For every _____ there is an _____ and opposite reaction.

1. External force. 2. Exerted on it. 3. action; equal.

How many books did Newton have in his personal library?

1600-1800 books.

Newton died in _____ at __ years old.

1727; 84

Why did he leave Cambridge and return home for awhile?

A disease (plague) plagued (ha!) his university.

When Edmund Halley visited Newton to ask him about orbits, what shape did Newton tell him orbits must have?

An ellipse.

When did Newton's father die?

Before he was born.

Galileo dealt with average speed. What new field of mathematics did Newton invent?

Calculus.

Explain what Newton believed about Christ and God.

Christ was the son of God, but wasn't his equal.

Which famous scientist died in 1642, the same year Newton was born?

Galileo

Newton believed ______ _____ were encoded alchemic recipes.

Greek myths.

Scientists before Newton had separated light with prisms but what important aspect of white light did he prove?

He sent a red ray through the prisms, but instead of finding a new color, it remained red.

Why did Newton dislike his mother?

His mother remarried and moved away.

How was Newton's telescope superior to Galileo's? Also, what did he use that Galileo did not?

It could magnify 40, and used color.

What was Newton trying to figure out with the 30 Bibles he owned?

Making a timeline of ancient history.

What job did he take in London?

Master of the Mint.

Why did some people criticize Newton's Law of Gravity?

Newton did not explain what gravity is, just how to calculate its strength.

Alchemy is early modern _______.

science.

Is the story about the apple falling from the tree a myth?

No.

What was Newton's second book about?

Opticks, which expanded on his work with light.

When Newton published his 500 page book on motion, who once again tried to take credit for the ideas?

Robert Hooke.

Who would later hold Newton's position of professorship of mathematics?

Stephen Hawking.

What did scientist Robert Hooke claim?

That he came up with the key motion ideas first.

What was the response of Cambridge students to Newton's lectures?

They were interested in him.

What made Newton famous?

Three laws of motion.

Newton is buried at _____ ___ alongside _____ and ____.

Westminster Abbey; kings; queens.