isaac newton

Thân thiện

Isaac Newton sits beneath an apple tree in a garden.

Definition

Proper noun * Isaac Newton: An English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, and theologian. He is a seminal figure in the Scientific Revolution, most famously remembered for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation, and for developing calculus (independently of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz).

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, in 1642.
  • The principles laid down by Isaac Newton dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries.
  • Many consider Isaac Newton to be one of the most influential scientists in history.

Advanced Usage

• "Newtonian": Pertaining to or arising from the work of Isaac Newton.
  • Newtonian physics describes the motion of macroscopic objects at everyday speeds.
• Historical Context: Often used to denote a paradigm or era in science.
  • Einstein's theories of relativity superseded the Newtonian framework for describing gravity and objects moving at very high speeds.

Variants and Related Words

• Newtonian (adj): Of or relating to Isaac Newton or his theories.
• Newton (n): The SI derived unit of force, named in his honor.
  • One newton is the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at one meter per second squared.

Synonyms

• Sir Isaac Newton (his knighted title)
• The Father of Classical Physics (an epithet)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Standing on the shoulders of giants": A phrase famously used by Newton in a letter, meaning one's discoveries are made possible by the work of predecessors.
  • In his correspondence, Isaac Newton wrote, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

Học thuật

Noun

1. English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Newton
• Isaac Newton
• Sir Isaac Newton