Isaac Newton’s description of the forces that govern the Universe made him one of the most influential scientists of all time.
Isaac Newton The GENIUS who laid down the laws of gravity and motion
Newton conducted many experiments at his home, Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire.
Early beginnings Born in England in 1643, Isaac Newton had a lonely childhood. His mother wanted him to become a farmer, but Newton was more interested in designing devices such as sundials and clocks. In 1661, he began studying at the University of Cambridge. During the GREAT PLAGUE, the university was closed, and Newton was forced to return home.
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Who came before… In 1543, Polish astronomer nicolaus copernicus published his book in which he argued that the Sun, and not Earth, was the centre of the Solar System. 84
In the early 1600s, German astronomer Johannes Kepler observed that the planets orbited the Sun in ellipses, not circles. He also found that the planets moved faster when closer to the Sun.
