Sir Isaac Newton

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What college did Sir Isaac Newton attend?

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Trinity College

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In what year did Sir Isaac Newton discover the Law of Gravitation?

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1687

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Which of the following was NOT a role of Sir Isaac Newton? (teacher, philosopher, astronomer, mathematician)

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teacher

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What year was Sir Isaac Newton born?

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1643

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In which country was Sir Isaac Newton born?

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England

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What is the Law of Gravitation?

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It states that every mass attracts every other mass in the universe, and the force of attraction is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

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What are Newton's Three Laws of Motion?

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1. An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a net external force. 2. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. 3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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What is calculus and how is it related to Newton?

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Calculus is a branch of mathematics that studies continuous change. Newton developed calculus independently around the same time as Leibniz.

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What is the significance of Newton's work in optics?

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Newton's work in optics included the discovery that white light is made up of a spectrum of colors, which he demonstrated using a prism.

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What is the concept of inertia as defined by Newton?

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Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.